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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre of spreading communal hatred and failing to protect the country’s border.
She also alleged that the families affected by recent violence in Murshidabad were being prevented by the saffron camp from meeting her.
AS reported by PTI, After she arrived in Murshidabad for the first time since last month’s riots there, Banerjee said, “Some outsiders and a few religious leaders are trying to incite violence and animosity among communities. Those who are inciting riots are enemies of West Bengal.”
In a sharp criticism of the National Human Rights Commission, the Trinamool Congress supremo questioned the panel’s priorities in view of the recent visit of its members to Murshidabad.
She also asked whether NHRC members visited BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and ethnic violence-hit Manipur, which is now under the President’s rule.
“Did the NHRC visit Manipur and Uttar Pradesh? They were prompt in visiting Murshidabad. Just like online payment platforms came out with front-page advertisements in newspapers a day after the announcement of demonetisation in 2016, the NHRC was quick to visit Murshidabad just after the riots took place. That is why I am saying that it was pre-planned,” Banerjee alleged.
