Agnimitra Paul added that earlier when Trinamul Congress MLA Humayun Kabir claimed that Hindus in a Muslim-dominated district of West Bengal would "be cut and thrown" in the Bhagirathi River, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chose to remain silent.
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