Murshidabad violence: TMC alleges fake photos in circulation; BJP claims religious persecution

Kolkata, Apr 13: As photographs and videos of people purportedly from violence-hit Murshidabad district in West Bengal surfaced on social media, the ruling TMC on Sunday cried conspiracy claiming those were fake, while the opposition BJP alleged that people are fleeing as “religious persecution is real” in the state.

At least three people were killed, several others injured and a number of shops torched after protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent in Suti and Samserganj blocks of Murshidabad district.

Hundreds of people also started to flee those areas since the violence began on Friday. TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose and spokesperson Kunal Ghosh alleged that the BJP is flooding the internet with fake photos and fake videos of violence and arson, and passing them off as happening in West Bengal.