Life was limping back to normal in riot-hit parts of West Bengal’s Murshidabad district , as security forces kept a strict vigil to prevent any fresh episode of violence over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, officials said.
As per PTI report, Personnel of the BSF, CRPF, State Armed Police and RAF have been deployed in large numbers in Jangipur, Dhuliyan, Suti and Shamsherganj, where no new incident of violence was reported in the past 48 hours, they said.
The state police said the situation in Murshidabad is gradually returning to normal, with shops reopening and displaced families starting to come back.
Trinamool Congress MP from Jangipur, Khalilur Rahman, said, “Many among those having left their homes are returning and life is getting back to normal in all the violence-hit pockets. The state government is assisting the affected people”.
Rahman also said people should guard against heeding to rumours to ensure that “we should not do anything to prevent normalcy from returning”.
He also said the district administration is compiling a list of the affected people who will be provided compensation for damage to their properties.
Violent protests erupted on Friday and Saturday in parts of Murshidabad, including Suti, Dhulian and Jangipur, following anger over the amended Waqf Act.
The demonstrations soon escalated into clashes, leaving at least three people dead and several injured, police had said.
