The Calcutta High Court refused to halt the foundation stone-laying of a Babri-style mosque in Murshidabad, placing full responsibility for law and order on the West Bengal government. The court noted that both state police and CAPF are adequately deployed to prevent any disturbance.
Protests erupted in West Bengal over the Waqf Amendment Act, leading Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to declare the law would not be implemented. Despite her appeals for calm, criticism arose from Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, who highlighted past contradictions related to the implementation of laws like the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Today, On 10th May, The Calcutta High Court prohibited discussing Murshidabad’s demographics in relation to the Ram Navami violence, aiming to prevent inflammatory statements and maintain communal harmony. The order, amid tensions, forbids comments on population and religious data to avoid inciting unrest. The court is overseeing an NIA investigation and deferred the hearing until June 13 for a comprehensive report.
Today(on 23rd April), The Calcutta High Court, led by Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam, warned about possible invalidation of votes in West Bengal’s Lok Sabha constituencies due to communal unrest during Ram Navami. They suggested the Election Commission consider deferring elections in affected districts and directed the state police to provide a report on the clashes. The next hearing is on April 26.
