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Time of India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Bihar polls: Owaisi eyes alliance or third front
With Bihar headed for assembly elections in a few months, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has stepped up efforts to re-engage the state's minority vote bank , especially after the passage of the Waqf Bill. Concerned about losing ground, especially after RJD and Congress joined anti-Waqf protests, AIMIM is trying to reposition itself. In 2020, AIMIM won five seats in alliance with Upendra Kushwaha and BSP-all in the Seemanchal region-but four MLAs later defected to the RJD. The party is now left with just Akhtarul Iman, its state chief. Iman recently wrote an open letter to INDIA bloc parties urging them to include AIMIM in their alliance. "We're waiting for a response. The assembly session starts next week. If they ignore us, the people will judge both sides," he told ET. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo On the SIR exercise in Bihar, Owaisi met EC officials separately in Delhi. Iman, who is among the petitioners in the Supreme Court case, said, "I am the only petitioner who is also a voter in Bihar." Sources said Owaisi and Iman are also exploring a third front, similar to their 2020 strategy. Live Events
India Today
17-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
2 ‘masterminds' arrested over violence during Waqt protest in Murshidabad
Nearly two months after communal violence rocked West Bengal's Murshidabad district during anti-Waqf demonstrations, police on Tuesday arrested two men alleged to be the masterminds of the April protest that sparked the to police sources, the arrested duo, Kausar Sheikh and Mursalim Sheikh, were involved in mobilising the crowd that had gathered at Samsherganj's Dakbungalow intersection to protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. Both are residents of Samsherganj and are said to be linked to an said they ran a local campaign to draw people to the protest site. The two were produced in the Jangipur sub-divisional court on Tuesday, where police sought their custody for further April protest turned violent after clashes broke out between police and the protesters during anti-Waqf Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, was passed by Parliament after lengthy debates and got the President's approval on April 5. The Act updates the Waqf Act, 1995, which deals with managing waqf properties in India. The changes focus on keeping better records, resolving disputes, and improving were pan-India protests over the Waqf Act, with the demonstration turning violent in shops owned by Hindus were attacked in Samsherganj, leading to large-scale arson, looting, and three unrest later spread to Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, where supporters of the India Secular Front clashed with police and set vehicles ablaze after being stopped from marching to the aftermath, paramilitary forces, including the Border Security Force and Central Reserve Police Force, were deployed to control the situation. Must Watch
India Today
07-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Murshidabad communal violence: 13 named in chargesheet for murder of father, son
The West Bengal Police have named 13 people on their chargesheet in connection with the father-son double murder case during West Bengal's anti-Waqf law protests in April this year, a police official Das, 74, and his son Chandan Das, 40, were hacked to death in the communal violence that broke out in Murshidabad district. The incident took place in the Shamshergunj area, following Friday prayers. advertisementAs per police reports, the father and the son were dragged out of their house in Betbona village after miscreants managed to force open the main door. They were attacked with an axe in broad daylight as a man stood guard. A High Court-monitored fact-finding team has pointed fingers at local Trinamool Congress leader Mehboob Alam, ex-chairman of the Dhuliyan Municipality, in connection with the attack on father and accused have been charged with rioting, forcibly breaking into a house, murder committed by a group of more than five people, and illegal possession of arms and riots, which lasted from April 8 to 12, left three dead, several injured, and hundreds fleeing their homes to the neighbouring Malda district. In the wake of the disturbance that saw attacks on police, government, and private property, the Calcutta High Court ordered the deployment of paramilitary forces to rein in the situation, which had spiraled out of have submitted the charge sheet before the district court within 55 days of the crime and have named 13 people in it," an official was quoted by news agency PTI as many as 300 people were arrested in connection with the violence with over 60 FIRs filed across various police stations in the violence-hit district of from Rajesh Saha and agenciesMust Watch
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'They failed to stop Pahalgam': TMC's Kunal Ghosh targets BJP over 'provocative politics' on Murshidabad violence
NEW DELHI: TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Wednesday accused the BJP of playing "dirty and provocative politics" over the Murshidabad violence that erupted in April. Ghosh contrasted this with the Pahalgam terror attack claiming that the "BJP couldn't stop the attack by extremists" whereas, the TMC was playing the role of a "responsible opposition". "BJP could not stop an attack by extremists in Pahalgam, but TMC and West Bengal Government are playing the role of responsible Opposition. An all-party delegation is going abroad, Abhishek Banerjee is a party of that delegation. So, in such times, what Amit Malviya and other BJP leaders are doing over Murshidabad is a dirty and provocative politics," Ghosh said. — ANI (@ANI) He praised West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the state administration for taking swift action. "After that, CM Mamata Banerjee, Police and Administration did whatever had to be done. Criminals were caught and the process is ongoing. Compensation is being provided to families of the deceased and injured, families whose houses or shops were damaged. Government has done it." Referring to allegations that outsiders may have instigated the violence, Ghosh said, "Whether people came from outside the borders or from other places to plan all this, investigation is being done on all such indications." Speaking on the report by a three-member committee appointed by the Calcutta high court on the Murshidabad violence, Ghosh said that party "will analyse and then speak on it". The report highlighted significant lapses by local authorities in West Bengal regarding the anti-Waqf protests in Murshidabad that escalated into violence. The committee's findings revealed that the "main attack" occurred on April 11, with local police failing to take action or intervene. It also accused a local councillor of orchestrating the violence in Dhulian town. The high court, on April 17, directed the formation of a committee to assist in identifying and rehabilitating those displaced by the violence. During the unrest over the Waqf Act, a father and son, Harogobindo Das and Chandan Das, were found brutally murdered in Shamsherganj's Jafrabad area. The report, submitted by Joginder Singh, Satya Arnab Ghosal, and Saugata Chakraborty, also stressed the need for tailored rehabilitation packages for victims. It noted widespread mob violence in Murshidabad between April 8 and 12, with central forces eventually deployed to restore order. The violence sparked political controversy, with BJP accusing the attacks of targeting "Hindu families", while CM Mamata Banerjee claimed the violence was "orchestrated and planned".
India Today
21-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
'Mamata Banerjee saving rioters': BJP vs Trinamool over Waqf violence report
The BJP accused Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of shielding the Murshidabad rioters after a panel set up by the Calcutta High Court alleged that a local Trinamool leader played a key role in orchestrating the attacks. The allegation invited a swift clapback from the ruling Trinamool, which accused the BJP of politicising the incident, which left three report by the three-member committee, set up to probe the anti-Waqf protests in Murshidabad, pointed to serious lapses by the authorities. It also alleged that a local councillor directed the attacks in report mentioned that as many as 113 houses were vandalised in Betbona village and several temples were destroyed in the violence, which erupted during protests over the passage of the Waqf bill.'VIOLENCE AGAINST HINDUS AT BEHEST OF TMC LEADERS' Addressing a press conference, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said the report exposed that the violence was carried out against Hindus at the behest of some Trinamool leaders. He also demanded an apology from Mamata Banerjee."If Hindus were selectively killed in Pahalgam, attempts were made in Murshidabad to selectively kill Hindus and destroy their houses. Violence was carried out against the Hindus in a well-planned manner at the behest of Trinamool leaders," he BJP chief and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar alleged that there were attempts to molest girls during the violence and demanded an apology from the Chief Banerjee tried to save these rioters. She lied and misled the people of the state. She should apologise to the people of the state for lying," Majumdar also said that the Trinamool councillor, mentioned in the report, didn't try to save the Hindus. "His name (Mehboob Alam) was mentioned by the local residents, those whose houses were vandalised, and temples were demolished," he REACTSHitting back, senior Trinamool leader Kunal Ghosh stood by the party's stand that outsiders were brought from Bangladesh to foment trouble in Murshidabad."Investigation is still on and all conspiracies are being looked at. Arrests are happening and compensation is given (to victims)," Ghosh said."After Operation Sindoor, we are playing the role of a responsible opposition. But, the BJP is politicising the Murshidabad violence," he further Watch
