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Sukanta Majumdar slammed TMC MP Bapi Halder for his “gouge out eyes and break hands” remark, demanding police action against him. He also accused Mamata Banerjee of shielding those inciting violence. Union Minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Monday called out Trinamool Congress MP Bapi Halder over his “gouge out eyes and break hands" threat during a public meeting in South 24 Parganas, and asked what action has the state police taken against him.
Majumdar also called the protesters in West Bengal’s Murshidabad “fanatical, fundamentalist jihadi groups" and alleged they were “under the pretence of protesting against the Waqf Amendment Act". Majumdar claimed the protesters were “attempting to erase the existence of Hindus and are even throwing petrol bombs at the BSF jawans". This came after Haldar sparked a controversy with his remarks, wherein he threatened to break hands and gouge the eyes of those attempting to capture Waqf properties.
“A small problem happened in Murshidabad...
If someone dares to eye Waqf properties, gouge their eyes out, and break their hands," he had said. Taking to X, Majumdar wrote, “The fanatical, fundamentalist jihadi groups who, under the pretense of protesting against the Waqf Amendment Act, are continuously attempting to erase the existence of Hindus and are even throwing petrol bombs at the BSF jawans who is directly supporting them?" Sharing a video of Halder’s open threat, Majumdar wrote, “Bapi Halder, the Trinamool MP from Mathurapur constituency, has issued a terrifying threat — to gouge out eyes and break limbs! What action has the crippled, cowardly West Bengal Police taken against this individual for directly inciting brutal torture and violence against the helpless, innocent Hindus of Murshidabad by these fundamentalists?". “The innocent Hindus of Bengal know the entire truth.
Stop throwing stones in secret and openly admit, Honorable failed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, that the full responsibility for this barbarism lies with you and your incompetent administration!" he added. Three people were killed in the Murshidabad district in violence during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, the police said on Saturday. ALSO READ | Anatomy Of Murshidabad Violence: How Fear, Rumours, Rage Triggered Minor Migrant Workers West Bengal Police have arrested 150 individuals in connection with the Murshidabad violence.
According to a police statement, adequate police forces have been deployed in Samserganj, Dhuliyan, Suti, and other affected areas to maintain order. On Sunday too, Majumdar lashed out at the Chief Minister over Murshidabad violence and said that if the BJP forms the government in the state, strict action will be taken against the perpetrators. “The situation has improved a bit (in Murshidabad) after the deployment of central forces, but the situation is still not such that Hindus can live freely with their heads held high.
People who fled from the Murshidabad district and went to Malda as refugees are still not ready to return," Majumdar said. He further alleged that Mamata Banerjee has succeeded in turning West Bengal into a “light version of Bangladesh." “Hindus of Bengal have understood that Mamata Banerjee has succeeded in making West Bengal a light version of Bangladesh," he said.
Majumdar thanked the special bench of the Calcutta High Court for ordering the deployment of central forces in Murshidabad, which he said helped bring the situation under some control. ALSO READ | ‘Acting Like TMC Cadre’: BJP Targets Bengal Police, Dismisses Disinformation Charge Amid Waqf Protests He also urged the Hindu community to unite and fight democratically in the upcoming Assembly elections to prevent West Bengal from becoming “like Bangladesh." “Hindus will have to unite and fight democratically.
We promise that after the BJP government is formed, the BJP government and the police will take action against those who carry out such incidents. We will bring such a law that the rioters who destroy the temples and houses of Hindus will be made to compensate for the loss, their houses will be auctioned and that amount will be given to the Hindus. If someone instigates violence from a religious place, that place will be closed.
If the present government makes this law, our MLAs will support it," he further said..
