New Delhi, April 21 -- A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to impose President's rule in the State of West Bengal in the wake of the recent violence following the enactment of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025.

Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain on Monday mentioned the matter before a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih.

The advocate stated that there was an urgent need for the deployment of paramilitary forces in the region, and immediate action was needed. Thus, he had sought appropriate directions from the top court.

"You want us to issue a writ of mandamus directing the Union government to...As it is, we are facing allegations of encroaching into executive," the bench responded, referring to the recent Supr...