India, April 18 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of instigating violence during Ram Navami celebrations in Murshidabad district's Shaktipur town on April 17, saying the Murshidabad deputy inspector general (DIG) Mukesh Kumar was shifted out on Monday as part of this plan.

"The violence was pre-planned. A BJP MLA created trouble at the same place a day before yesterday (Tuesday). Why was he carrying arms at the Ram Navami rally yesterday? I want to ask the BJP Commission why the DIG was removed just before Ram Navami. Was it done to help BJP?" Banerjee said, referring to election watchdog Election Commission of India (ECI) as the BJP commission. She did not identify the MLA...