'Bring a chair, sit down and watch': Mithun Chakraborty tears in Bengal police, ask for president's reign in the state | Today news

BJP leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty, while requesting to impose the president’s rule in Western Bengals in the wake of deadly violence in Murshidabad that the military should be deployed in the state for at least two months during the election. “I have requested many times, and I still request the Minister of Home Affairs. At the very least, the military must deploy for two months during the election. If deployed, fair elections will take place, ‘Ians quoted him. He also criticized Bengal police and said: ‘If there is a riot or disturbance, they just bring a chair, sit down and watch as if it is a performance. And once it’s over, they pick up their chairs and go home. This is their job. Eyes closed, everything ignored … ‘Mithun’s head of Mamata Banerjee,’ said, ‘Banerjee)) really just wants to be closed one day. They … “Mithun on Waqf Bill in Bengal said he believed that the Waqf Amendment Act was just an excuse and used as a cover, while the right agenda was something else.” Banerjee) Keep saying that she does not allow the country to be taken, she will not allow it to be the president? ‘The Waqf Bill is supposed to be our Muslim brothers and their wives. But what happened is that the leaders took over all the countries and used it for their own purposes – some built the Godowns and hired them. Whatever money would sell or rent, they earned from it – fine, no problem. But if they gave something to the Muslim brothers, it was just a muslim glass, then it would be another matter. The benefits itself, “Mithun added. When asked what he thought of the West Bengal governor who visited the areas affected by violence, Mithun said:” He should have gone earlier. They delayed it; They did not allow him to go. The people do not need money, they need the spiritual power that someone stands with them. But even if they want to go, they will not be allowed. Violence of Murshidabad broke out in the Murshidabad district in West Bengal and Jangipur during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act on April 11 and 12, with clashes between protesters and the police causing police vehicles. After the Calcutta High Court order, BSF deployed five companies to support state police operations, the IG -South border Karni Singh Shekhawat on Saturday said. Three people were killed in Murshidabad in the wake of the violence in the district on Friday night, police in Western Bengals said. (With input of IANS) first published: 19 Apr 2025, 04:03 IST