Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 18 (ANI): International President of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Alok Kumar on Friday criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegations against the BSF on Murshidabad violence over the Waqf Amendment Act, calling them 'irresponsible' and 'false', made during a meeting with Muslim cleric.

Kumar suggested that the Centre should consider imposing President's Rule in West Bengal due to the current situation and questioned why Mamata had not requested an NIA investigation if she believed there was a connection with Bangladesh.

Alok Kumar said, 'The issue is that if Bangladesh was involved and she feels that the BSF is responsible, then the jurisdiction is of NIA. Will she ask the central government to have the NIA investigate it? I think such irresponsible statements should not be made against our own security forces. No evidence has been presented. This is the lowest level of politics where you make such false allegations in a meeting of Muslim clerics.'

He further said that when a Chief Minister convenes a meeting of people belonging to a particular religion and announces that she won't allow the implementation of a law passed by the central government, then it is against the constitution.

'The Centre should think about imposing President's rule here. The Chief Minister should have visited Murshidabad immediately after the violence. And now, when the governor is visiting, she is against the visit. CM has left the victims in their own state, and there is no effort by the state government to heal their wounds,' he added.

Earlier, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the Centre over the recent Waqf Amendment and communal unrest, accusing the BJP-led government of pushing a divisive agenda and failing to secure India's borders.

Addressing a public gathering at Kolkata's Netaji Indoor Stadium, CM Banerjee questioned the haste behind the amendment.

'I want to challenge and tell the Government of India - why were you so hurried about the Waqf Amendment? Didn't you know the situation in Bangladesh? Bengal shares a border with Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. I will be happy if it brings good to the country. But what is their plan? To engage in riots by using certain agencies that facilitate the movement of people from there? I saw a tweet yesterday quoting Home Ministry sources that Bangladesh is involved in this. If that is the case, the Central government is responsible since BSF guards the borders, not us,' CM Mamata Banerjee said.

'The state government doesn't have the responsibility to guard the borders. Why did they allow BJP thugs from outside to come and create chaos before fleeing the scene? Accountability must be fixed. They want to polarise and divide Hindus and Muslims. Don't divide the country; unite all instead,' she stressed further. (ANI)