At a public rally in Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of exploiting the SIR issue as a political weapon to advance its communal agenda. She claimed that more than half of the deaths linked to SIR incidents involved Hindus, rejecting the BJP’s religious polarization narrative. Banerjee reaffirmed that she would never allow NRC or detention camps in the state. Addressing concerns over the amended Waqf Property Act, she assured that all Waqf properties would remain protected and dismissed rumors about religious sites being misclassified. Her remarks followed violent clashes in Jangipur and Umarpur over the Waqf law, which left three dead and displaced thousands. Banerjee also criticized the BJP for fielding independent candidates in Bihar to divide votes and reiterated that border control is the central government’s responsibility. She invoked Murshidabad’s secular heritage, urging people to reject divisive politics.