West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged people not to fall for provocations aimed at inciting communal riots. Addressing an Eid prayers gathering on Red Road in Kolkata, she assured residents that her government would stand by them and not allow anyone to disrupt harmony in the state.
Banerjee criticized the BJP, questioning, "If they (BJP) have problems with the minorities, will they change the Constitution of the country?" She accused the party of engaging in "divisive politics" and asserted that her administration would resist such attempts.
"I was asked if I am a Hindu. I said, I am a Hindu, I am a Muslim, I am a Sikh, I am an Indian. What can you do? They want to divide and rule, but we won’t let that happen," Banerjee said, emphasizing her commitment to upholding religious harmony.
She also took aim at the Left, stating, "Red and saffron have merged. But rest assured, I will not let any harm come to you." The Chief Minister urged people not to get swayed by inflammatory rhetoric and reiterated her stand against any communal unrest.
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee echoed her sentiments, emphasizing that the party successfully resisted the BJP’s advances in the last Lok Sabha elections. "The BJP says ‘Hindus are in danger,’ and their friends say ‘Muslims are in danger.’ I would ask them to remove their lens of communal politics. The truth is, the entire country is in danger because of their politics," he said.
