Murshidabad will not accept politics of riots, says CM Mamata

Hours after the TMC suspended MLA Humayun Kabir for allegedly pursuing communal politics over his plan to lay the foundation of a “Babri Masjid-style” mosque, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the people of Murshidabad will never accept the “politics of riots”.

Without naming Kabir, Banerjee told a public rally in Murshidabad that the “Trinamool Congress does not practise communal



politics and is firmly against it”, invoking the district’s pluralistic history to caution against attempts to disturb communal harmony.

“We cannot forget the history of Murshidabad. Siraj-ud-Daulah is revered in every home here. This district is the land of the Nawabs. It has holy places of all religions. People remember Siraj. The people of Murshidabad will not accept the politics of riots,” the chief minister said.