Murshidabad Burns: BJP Slams Mamata Govt as Waqf Protests Turn Violent, Internet Shut Down Amid Chaos

Murshidabad: West Bengal’s Murshidabad district became a war zone on Tuesday as protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, which is being opposed on all grounds, ran out of control. What started as a protest against legislative amendments soon turned violent with mob torching public property, pelting stones, and reportedly disrupting rail services.

While smoke rose over sections of Murshidabad, the BJP attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with a sharp tongue, accusing her of double standards, selective outrage, and trying to bury the truth under a digital gag. Internet services were cut off in sensitive areas such as Jangipur, leading to more outrage from opposition leaders and civil society members as well.

“This is not dissent, it’s destruction,”BJP IT Cell head and party’s Bengal unit co-incharge Amit Malviya stormed. “Antisocial elements are causing havoc in the name of protests. Public and government properties are being torched. And what does Mamata Banerjee do? She goes quiet. Not a word from the woman who otherwise cries crocodile tears for what happens in other states.”

Photos from the district indicated cars burning, shops closed, and armed police trying to quell angry crowds. Several suburban trains were stranded because of trouble on rail lines. Though the government insists “everything is under control,” events on the ground indicate otherwise.

The most contentious decision may have been the **utter internet blackout** in Jangipur and surrounding regions. Although officials claimed the measure was taken to avoid the spread of disinformation, critics suspect ulterior motives.

“It’s not about safety; it’s about suppressing truth,”stated BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. “Mamata was on the streets, singing slogans, holding dramatic sit-ins, when the CAA protests were happening. Her own backyard is burning today, and she is nowhere to be found. The internet ban is just her attempt to suppress the truth from the world.”**

The protests were initiated by increasing resentment over the Waqf Amendment Act, which opponents argue consolidates power over religious endowments and dilutes community rights. But what should have been a peaceful protest has turned into chaos, with injuries, arrests, and panic all around.

Political analysts cite the escalating tensions as a test of Mamata Banerjee’s leadership. Although she has established herself as a strong defender of minority rights, the BJP blames her for “appeasement politics gone wrong.”

“When her vote bank runs amok, she resorts to internet bans and takes cover behind bureaucrats. But if anything bad happens even once in BJP states, she will protest in just a couple of hours. That is pure hypocrisy,” alleged Malviya.

Local citizens, trapped in the firing line, are suffering. Markets are closed, public transport comes to a halt, and critical services are hit. Many resent not being able to talk to relatives because of the internet blackout, further creating anxiety.

As the state smolders, an deafening silence from the Chief Minister’s office has fanned the flames only. No public statement, no press conference—just a curt official communication that the matter is “being monitored.”

“What is Mamata trying to hide?” Malviya asked with a pointed tone. “The woman who wailed ‘Kaa Kaa Chi Chi’ during CAA protests has nothing to say all of a sudden? Is this the transparency and accountability she had promised Bengal?”

While West Bengal prepares for fresh turbulence in the days ahead, questions swirl regarding the state government’s response to the crisis—and whether the digital blackout is an instrument of order, or a mask for chaos.”