India, April 18 -- India on Friday rejected Bangladesh's remarks on the violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad, in which three people were killed.

"We reject the remarks made by the Bangladesh side with regard to the incidents in West Bengal. This is a barely disguised and disingenuous attempt to draw a parallel with India's concerns over the ongoing persecution of minorities in Bangladesh where the criminal perpetrators of such acts continue to roam free," ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement.

"Instead of making unwarranted comments and indulging in virtue signaling, Bangladesh would do better to focus on protecting the rights of its own minorities," Jaiswal added.In a statement on Thursday...