Chandigarh, Apr 19 (Reporter) Launching a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh said the tragedy unfolding in Murshidabad is not an isolated event, but "a chilling reminder of Direct Action Day of 1946 when Mohammad Ali Jinnah provoked large-scale Hindu killings in Bengal". Chugh said that "blinded by appeasement and intoxicated with vote bank politics, Mamata Banerjee has forgotten that she is the Chief Minister of all citizens of Bengal, not just of one community". Mamata Banerjee's refusal to acknowledge the targeted persecution of Hindus, and her attempt to blame “outsiders", is a cruel joke when the victims themselves have identified the perpetrators as local Islamist radicals, he said. He said that Mamata Banerjee "is playing the same divisive role that Jinnah once played, ignoring the plight of Hindus, shielding radical elements, and turning Bengal into a communal tinderbox," Chugh said. He alleged that the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal has "mortgaged its flag and ideology at the office of the Muslim League and has handed over Bengal to the whims of extremists". He added that even a Hindu school teacher’s home was destroyed by his own students, and women in the affected areas are now demanding the permanent deployment of BSF camps to feel safe in their own villages. Chugh asserted that the only reason Murshidabad has seen any semblance of peace is due to the presence of central forces, and the moment they are withdrawn, the situation may return to bloodshed. He accused Mamata Banerjee and the Leftists of systematically fooling the Hindu community while allowing rampant Islamic radicalisation to fester in the state. “This is not governance. This is betrayal. The migration of Hindus from their ancestral homes in Bengal is the darkest blot on Mamata Banerjee’s political career,” Chugh said. His comments come in the wake of the widespread violence in Murshidabad district by anti-Waqf Amendment Act protesters who indulged in arson and clashes, leading to the deaths of three people so far, and destruction of homes and properties, including railway property. The violence has led to hundreds of Hindu families fleeing the district who are now forced to live in refugee camps in Malda...////...