As protesters clashed with the police in West Bengal's Howrah district for the second consecutive day on Saturday, 11 June, over suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Spokesperson Nupur Sharma's remarks against Prophet Muhammad, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that some political parties were behind the violence, and asked why people should suffer because of the BJP's "sins."
"As I have said before, violent incidents have been taking place in Howrah for two days now. There are some political parties behind this and they want to cause riots – but these will not be tolerated and strict action will be taken against all of them. BJP sin, people will suffer?" Banerjee said in a tweet in Bengali.