Murshidabad Unrest: Hindus Escape to Safety; Suvendu Adhikari Shares Footage

New Delhi, April 13 (NationPress) Following violent protests against the Waqf Act in West Bengal, a significant number of Hindus are reportedly fleeing from Murshidabad.

Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition, shared on his X account that over 400 Hindus were compelled to escape from Dhulian, Murshidabad, crossing a river to find refuge in a school.

He also uploaded images and videos depicting the fleeing individuals.

“More than 400 Hindus from Dhulian, Murshidabad, driven by fear of religiously motivated extremists, were forced to cross the river and seek shelter at Par Lalpur High School, Deonapur-Sovapur GP, Baisnabnagar, Malda,” stated the BJP leader.

Adhikari emphasized that “religious persecution in Bengal is real.”

He criticized the TMC for its appeasement policies, claiming it has empowered radical groups. “Hindus are being hunted, our people are fleeing for their lives in their own homeland! Shame on the State Government for allowing this collapse of law and order,” he expressed further in his post.

He called upon the Central Paramilitary Forces present in the district, along with the State Police and the district administration, to ensure the safe return of these displaced Hindus and protect them from “this jihadist terror.”

“Bengal is ablaze. The social fabric is disintegrating. Enough is enough,” he concluded.

On Saturday, a special bench of the Calcutta High Court mandated the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in Murshidabad, asserting that the actions taken by the West Bengal government to manage recent communal unrest were insufficient.

The bench noted that earlier deployment of the CAPF might have prevented the situation from becoming so “serious” and “unstable.” “The timely deployment of Central Armed Forces could have mitigated the crisis, as it appears that adequate measures were not taken promptly,” the court remarked.

Highlighting the seriousness and volatility of the situation, the bench underscored the urgent need for action against the perpetrators of violence against innocent citizens. “Constitutional Courts cannot remain passive and embroil themselves in technicalities when public safety is at stake,” the court order stated.

The court's directive came after a petition by Suvendu Adhikari, who sought the immediate intervention of the state government for the requisition of Central Paramilitary Forces, which the state had not granted, prompting him to approach the judiciary.

Regarding the security situation in the state, Amit Malviya, the BJP's National Information and Technology Department head, remarked that the morale of the West Bengal Police is at its lowest, “following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s repeated capitulation to violent Islamist mobs.”

In his post, he stated, “In fact, they even hesitated to enter the riot-affected areas of Murshidabad until the BSF arrived. The Director General of Police had to be physically present to persuade his own force into action. A similar scenario occurred during the Sandeshkhali unrest, where the state’s top cop had to intervene personally—though the circumstances were different then.”

“During the RG Kar protests, police officials held press conferences and disseminated narratives to shape public perception. Every time Mamata Banerjee finds herself cornered, she employs the police as a political shield, as if no other TMC leader is willing—or perhaps even permitted—to defend her. The rest seem to be nothing but clerks in Mamata Banerjee’s criminal enterprise. A truly dismal situation,” Malviya concluded.