[India] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. A peaceful protest was held by members of the Muslim community in Murarai city, Birbhum district, West Bengal, on April 9, 2025, opposing the Waqf amendment bill. The event is classified as low severity with no reported disruptions.

Supply-chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. Given the peaceful nature and low severity classification, immediate supply-chain disruption appears minimal.

Watch points

• Monitor for any escalation in protest activity or expansion to other districts in West Bengal
• Track potential follow-on demonstrations related to the Waqf amendment bill across India's eastern states