New Delhi, April 18 -- India on April 18 string rejected Bangladesh's statement regarding the violence in West Bengal amid protests over the amended Waqf Act. The Minister of External Affairs (MEA) took a serious note of Bangladesh's comments, terming it a "disguised" attempt to draw a parallel with India's concerns about the persecution of minorities in Dhaka.

"We reject the remarks made by the Bangladesh side with regard to the incidents in West Bengal," MEA said in a response, a day after Bangladesh urged the Government of India and West Bengal to take all steps necessary to protect the minority Muslim population amid violence in the state.

"This is a barely disguised and disingenuous attempt to draw a parallel with India's concerns ...