BJP leader Amit Malviya reacted to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's recent visit to Murshidabad and said, "[CM] must immediately stop…protecting those who persecuted Hindus." He added, "The survival of Hindus in Murshidabad today is largely due to the efforts of religious organisations." CM Mamata is enraged because these humanitarian efforts disrupted her political agenda, Malviya claimed.