Calcutta High Court Restricts Provocative Speeches In Murshidabad Amidst Anti-Waqf Bill Violence, Directs Central Forces To Remain

The Calcutta High Court has directed restrictions on provocative speeches in Bengal's Murshidabad, after the area was hit by large-scale violence in light of protests against the newly implemented Waqf Bill.

A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury further directed the central forces to remain in the violence-hit district, which has witnessed several deaths over the last week.

The bench also ordered the state government to form a team to look into the violence and rehabilitate those who had fled from their homes.

In the last hearing, the court ordered the deployment of central forces after being told of the large-scale violence that had unfolded.