Murshidabad: Town Bazar committee mandates keeping shops closed on Friday, police claim no communal angle
Op IndiaA video has surfaced on social media wherein a diktat is being imposed in Shaikhpara town in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal. Shaikhpara Bazar committee wants to inform our shopkeeper friends that starting next Friday, all shops will remain closed throughout the day except hotels and the ones selling medicines, sweets, fish, meat, fruits and vegetables.” Taliban-like fatawa in #Murshidabad district of #WestBengal. The… pic.twitter.com/rSdgqzSp3e — Hindu Voice December 14, 2024 “The shops selling tea and snacks can open after 5 pm on Friday. Raninagar police deny any communal angle OpIndia had reached out to the Raninagar police station, given that Shaikhpara town falls under its jurisdiction. On being asked about the viral video and the underlying communal overtones of the diktat, SI Bidyut Sarkar vehemently dismissed any ‘communal angle.’ “There is no communal angle.
Discover Related
