TMC MP's 'gouge out eyes and break hands' threat caught on camera amid Waqf protests in Murshidabad , BJP hits back

Sukanta Majumdar

Amid the ongoing tensions in West Bengal's Murshidabad, 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" and condemned the state police for not taking action against him.

Speaking on the protests in Murshidabad, Majumdar called it "fanatical, fundamentalist jihadi groups" and alleged they "were under the pretence of protesting against the waqf Amendment Act," reported News 18.

At least three people have died and several others were injured in violence in Suti, Dhulian, Samserganj and Jangipura areas since Friday afternoon. However, there were no reports of fresh violence om Monday.

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?"

Halder courted controversy with his remarks, allegedly threatening to gouge out the eyes and break the limbs of those trying to capture Waqf properties.

"Till the time CM Mamata Banerjee is there, the responsibility of your ancestral assets is as much ours as much it is yours... it is not anyone's father's property," Halder said.

He further said that "If someone dares to eye Waqf properties, gouge out their eyes, and break their hands".

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.