The affected women narrated their plight during the violent days and demanded that permanent BSF camps be set up in select areas of the district and an NIA probe into the communal clashes which claimed three lives
The NCW chief told the victims that there was "no cause for worry" as the Centre was beside them
"We have come here to see your plight. Please don't worry. The country and the commission are beside you all. Don't feel that you are alone," Rahatkar told the victims at Betbona town in Murshidabad
The NCW team had also visited a relief camp in Malda district on Friday and met those displaced by the Murshidabad riots
The commission had assessed the condition of women affected by the recent communal violence in parts of the state
The NCW had earlier taken suo motu cognisance of the violence that broke out in Shamsherganj, Suti, Dhulian, and Jangipur areas of Murshidabad on April 11 and 12
Three people were killed and hundreds rendered homeless during the clashes, which occurred in Muslim-majority areas, amid protests against amendments to the central Waqf Act
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