An eyewitness confirmed to India Today that Muslims set fire to an ambulance and assaulted the driver of the vehicle. "We were scared and sitting inside our homes. I had kept my parents, wife and children at home," he narrated.
Massive violence erupted in Murshidabad in West Bengal as a Muslim mob protesting against the Waqf Amendment Act clashed with police, set vehicles on fire, threw stones at trains and vandalized railway stations
Muslim organizations in Kerala have asked both the Left government and opposition parties to adopt a unified resolution stating that the Waqf Amendment Act will not be enforced in the state
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.
According to Amit Malviya, the news of the clash between Kirti Azad and Kalyan Banerjee soon reached West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who asked both to exercise restraint.
WBSSC appointed individuals who submitted blank OMR sheets and had secured low ranks. It continued appointing candidates illegally beyond the expiry of the recruitment panel.
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.