West Bengal

"BJP carried out this attack to divert the public from the new Waqf law," Marjina Khatun alleged.

"They threatened to abduct me from my home, called me on Messenger repeatedly and gave rape threats," Priyanka Dutta narrated as she broke down in tears.

Hindu families have lost their homes and livelihoods in Murshdiabad. Their water tanks have been poisoned and they have been subjected to both rape and death threats. The Hindus, fearing for the safety and security of their families, had to flee to the neighbouring Malda district.

"I am living with you. You live next door to me. Suddenly, one morning, I come up and I kill you. So, unless there is a provocation, this never happens with a certain interest," claimed 'journalist' Nirmalya Mukherjee on Newslaundry.

The West Bengal police, which have failed to protect Hindus in riot-torn Murshidabad, prevent the destruction of their homes and properties, and stop the exodus of victims to the nearby Malda district, is now acting as the 'mouthpiece' of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

His behaviour is being questioned by his fellow party leaders, who are calling Pathan, who is from Gujarat, an 'outsider'.

A relative named Chitradeep Das informed The Indian Express, “Today (17th April) was the shradh ceremony. We had asked a purohit (priest). But he said he can’t come because it is a security issue.”

Journalist Pankaj Prasoon was heard saying, "They have made these markings so that rioters can know which house needs to be bombed and which house needs to be set ablaze."

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."