West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee right this moment stated that the state would provide shelter to anybody in misery who knocks on their door. Her remarks come amid violent protests in Bangladesh which have already resulted within the loss of life of 151 folks. What started as a protest in opposition to politicised admission quotas for sought-after authorities jobs snowballed this week into a few of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure.

Ms Banerjee stated that although she didn’t have the ability to talk on the affairs of Bangladesh, and even India’s official stand can be taken by the Centre, she would assist these in misery who search assist from Bengal.

She referred to the United Nations Decision on refugees as justification for her stand over the doable humanitarian disaster.

“I shouldn’t be talking on the affairs of Bangladesh because it’s one other nation. No matter must be stated on the difficulty is an issue of the Centre. However I solely can say, if helpless folks knock on Bengal’s doorways, we’ll shelter them,” the Trinamool Congress chief stated on the ‘Martyrs Day’ rally in Kolkata.

“That is as a result of there’s a United Nations Decision to accommodate refugees in areas adjoining to these beneath turmoil,” Ms Banerjee added whereas drawing an instance from Assamese individuals who had been allowed to dwell within the Alipurduars space of north Bengal for a substantial interval throughout the Bodo strife within the northeastern state.

Mamata Banerjee additionally expressed her solidarity with the individuals who have remained on the receiving finish of the continued violence within the neighbouring nation.

“We’re unhappy to see blood getting spilt and my coronary heart goes out to these college students who had been killed,” she stated.

With the loss of life depend climbing and police unable to comprise the violent protests, the Bangladesh authorities on Friday imposed a nationwide curfew and deployed the army. Troopers are patrolling cities throughout Bangladesh after riot police failed to revive order, whereas a nationwide web blackout has drastically restricted the move of data to the skin world.

Practically 1,000 Indian college students have returned to India from Bangladesh by numerous land transit factors or by flight. Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated the Overseas Ministry is totally centered on making certain the security and well-being of the Indians in Bangladesh.