Subhechcha Ganguly 
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has declined Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s request to defer his scheduled visit to Murshidabad, a district recently shaken by communal clashes linked to the Waqf Amendment Act. The violence claimed three lives and left several others injured.
Addressing the media from the state secretariat, Banerjee said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) had already been formed to investigate the incident and that the state government was actively working on restoring normalcy in the region. She also announced plans to rebuild homes damaged during the unrest.
“I would appeal to the Governor to wait a few more days, as confidence-building measures are currently underway. The situation is stabilising,” Banerjee said, while urging outsiders not to visit the area during this sensitive time. She also mentioned that she had chosen not to visit Murshidabad herself to avoid politicizing the issue.
However, Governor Bose stood firm on his decision to proceed with the visit. “I will certainly go to Murshidabad to see the ground realities myself and take an objective view of the matter,” he told reporters after meeting some victims in Kolkata. He emphasized the need for preventive measures and said locals had requested the establishment of a BSF camp in the area.
