Mamata Banerjee

The leftist media downplayed the communal violence in Murshidabad as a minor incident unrelated to the express targeting of Hindus.

Yogi Adityanath stated that "Bengal is burning" and accused Mamata Banerjee of calling rioters "messengers of peace."

Some TMC leaders blamed the BJP and Hindus for the Murshidabad violence whereas others dismissed its severity.

The West Bengal Police did an elaborate 'fact check' on the post. Taking each individual image from the collage, reverse searching the image and highlighting how they were from different festivals, some unrelated to Bengal and some images from other states during either Hindu festivals or from 2019 when Islamists had run rampage all over India, including Bengal's Murshidabad, and organised an anti-Hindu riot in Delhi.

Muslim minors have been involved in several violent incidents across the nation, especially over the last few months.

The incident sparked a nationwide outrage, especially after West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee,  a woman herself, downplayed Sandeshkhali rape cases passing them off as ‘minor incident’.

The bus driver was allegedly forced to remove a saffron flag from his vehicle by the Islamist demonstrators.

Amidst the ongoing violence in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has voiced her opinion in support of Muslims agitating against the Waqf Act.

During the anti-CAA protests, Mamata Banerjee played down the assault on Railways which started in West Bengal.

West Bengal party president and union minister Sukanta Majumdar stated, "Stones rained down on vehicles just for carrying saffron flags. Windshields shattered. Chaos unleashed. This wasn't random, it was targeted violence.