India, April 13 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Purulia, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, has demanded the imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in four West Bengal districts over violent protests over the new Waqf (Amendment) Act.

In a letter written to union home minister Amit Shah, Mahto requested for the implementation of the law in the Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia and South 24 Parganas districts, citing a deteriorating security situation and alleging targeted violence against the Hindu community, PTI reported. He has requested the four districts to be declared 'disturbed areas' under the act. The letter was reportedly sent this week.

"For the last many days, a 'Jammu & Kashmir type' situation - when Hindus wer...