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#WATCH | Wayanad, Kerala: On BCCI asks KKR to release Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "I made my view very clear on this from the start. I've argued for some time that sport should be kept apart from politics, or rather that sport should not be made to bear the principal burden of political failures. The fact of the matter is that there are many other ways in which we are dealing with Bangladesh, as we have to. Our foreign minister was just there a couple of days ago, meeting with the man who is widely expected to be the likely winner of the next election and therefore the likely Prime Minister. We are conducting various aspects of engagement with the people of Bangladesh. On the recent atrocities against minorities, which I myself have spoken out about, we are already urging the government to assert law and order over these lawless elements in the streets. At such a delicate moment, this seems to me to have been an extremely unfortunate and unwise decision... It's also troubling that we have seen the kind of social media outrage driving policy. Some things I think should be beyond this kind of thing..."

Kolkata, West Bengal: On facing harassment while performing on stage, Bengali singer Lagnajita Chakraborty says, "…We suddenly saw a man running towards the stage, and within seconds he was on it. He came with the intention of hitting me, plainly, he wanted to beat me up... He shouted, 'Enough of singing Jago Maa, now sing something secular.'.."

Malicious efforts are being made from certain quarters to draw parallels between the recent murder of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh and the tragic death of the father-son duo of Haragobindo and Chandan Das in Murshidabad about 8 months back. Such comparisons are highly inciteful, factually misleading, and intended to disturb public order. 13 accused persons were promptly arrested in the Murshidabad case, and a strong chargesheet was filed. Judgment of the case is expected very soon. Drawing parallels with the events in Bangladesh is nothing but a disingenuous attempt to spread communal mistrust where the law is already taking its course. West Bengal Police is committed to maintain the time-tested traditions of communal harmony in the state and has zero-tolerance towards attempts at disrupting the same. We are monitoring handles spreading provocative misinformation. Legal action will be initiated against those attempting to communalize criminal incidents. Citizens are requested not to fall for rumours.

Why isn't anyone talking about the fact that West Bengal CM's nephew & Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee attended the Iftaar majlis organized by Wazahat Khan of Rashidi Foundation and posed closely & exclusively with Wazahat Khan in photo?

Yesterday night, a Pakistani National flag was found to be pasted on the walls of a washroom beside Akaipur railway station under Gopalnagar PS. Investigation revealed that this was wilfully done by 1. Chandan Malakar (30) and 2. Progyajit Mondal (45), both local residents and active members of a political party as also of Sanatani Ekta Manch. They have confessed to the act and it is revealed that they had planned to write ‘Hindustan Murdabad and Pakistan Zindabad’ on that wall to create communal disturbances in the area. Both have been arrested in a specific case. Further investigation is on. We shall spare no efforts to bring to book those who are hatching such conspiracies to trigger communal unrest. @WBPolice

Our response to media queries regarding comments made by Bangladesh officials on the developments in West Bengal: 🔗 bit.ly/42QdlS7

A viral video from Champdani, West Bengal A Muslim mob can be seen attacking Hindu houses, shops and forcibly destroying Bhagwa flags in the name of protest against Waqf Bill