Patna, April 20 -- Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday condemned the recent violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad following the passage of newly amended laws on the Waqf and said that those who seek to divide people will face consequences.

Speaking to the media here, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said, "Whatever the situation, whoever tries to divide (people), it is written in the Quran that they will be punished."

Meanwhile, BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul called the Murshidabad violence ethnic cleansing and alleged that the violence was state-sponsored terrorism under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Assam Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah on Sunday also criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for failing to maintain law and or...