Bengal Guv calls anti-CAA advertisements 'unconstitutional', hopes CM would take them down

Apart from rth-East, which continues to sizzle after days of chaos over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), violent stirs against Citizenship Act have also rocked several parts of West Bengal. Over past two days, angry mobs have torched public buses, railway stations and vandalised public property. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Goverr Jagdeep Dhankhar criticized vandalism and spoke tough against anyone who resorts to violence.

Bengal Goverr h me an appeal to people of state, to maintain peace and lend a helping hand to ones in distress. He furr expressed hope that government vertisements assuring that Act will t be implemented in West Bengal will be withdrawn at earliest. Calling vertisements unconstitutional, Goverr said that y are "criminal use of public funds". 

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West Bengal against CAA

West Bengal witnessed increasing violence against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) since Friday which expanded to more places on Saturday. Angry mobs in various districts torched buses, trains and railway stations, vandalized public property and obstructed ros and railway tracks, bringing state to a halt. 

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protests have put railway services in danger. EMU local train services on Howrah-Kharagpur section of South Eastern Railway resumed on Saturday evening after remaining stranded for 10 hours. Eastern Railway has cancelled nine express and four long-distance passenger trains which were scheduled to exercise on Sunday. South Eastern Railway also cancelled one express along with some passenger trains for day. Some long-distance passenger trains also faced same action.

Rahul Sinha blames Chief Minister

Accusing Bangleshi Muslim infiltrators of being behind ongoing mayhem and arson in several parts of West Bengal, BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha on Saturday said party will seek imposition of President's Rule in state if situation continues. Sinha blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her "appeasement policies", which, he claimed, has led to current situation in West Bengal.

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(With inputs from ANI)