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'Don't play games with religion': CM Mamata reacts to ongoing anti-Waqf unrest in Bengal

IndiaTimes Monday, 14 April 2025
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addressed the ongoing violence in the state, emphasizing the right to protest while urging citizens to maintain peace and avoid taking the law into their own hands. Her statement follows clashes between Indian Secular Front supporters and police in Bhangar, resulting in injuries and the torching of police vehicles after restrictions were imposed on an anti-Waqf Act rally.
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