West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke about Bangladesh in Meeting immediately
Kolkata:
Amid rising rigidity between New Delhi and Dhaka, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee immediately requested the media and political leaders to maintain calm and make sure that provocative remarks do not influence the peace within the border state.
Addressing the Meeting, the Trinamool Congress chief mentioned everybody is worried concerning the atrocities towards Hindu minorities within the neighbouring nation. “Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, or Christians do not begin riots. Anti-social parts begin riots. We must always not make any comment that creates a foul scenario in Bengal. I’m pleased that each Hindus and the Muslim minority listed here are protesting towards atrocities in Bangladesh. This reveals our secular nature,” she mentioned.
She mentioned minority leaders needed to take out a rally. “I requested them to not. Many individuals use this as a chance. They’d begin one other riot. We do not need riots, we would like peace. Hindus and Muslims and Sikhs and Christians have the identical blood,” Ms Banerjee mentioned.
She appealed to a piece of the media for restraint of their protection of the Bangladesh scenario. “This isn’t Uttar Pradesh or Rajasthan that we are going to ban or arrest you. However I request you. Many pretend movies are doing the rounds. A political get together is making an attempt to ignite a hearth. Each communities have to be watchful of this,” she mentioned. “These pondering of politicising this should bear in mind that it’ll damage your state too and your folks there,” she mentioned.
The Bengal Chief Minister mentioned many individuals from Bangladesh wish to cross into the border state. “The BSF is watching. We is not going to touch upon this. These with cash are approaching planes or trains, however the poor can not. We do not deal with the border. Allow them to (Centre). We do not intervene in issues of Exterior Affairs (ministry),” she mentioned.
“Allow us to present Bengalis on the opposite facet a way of nationalism, compassion and affection,” she mentioned.
Ms Banerjee additionally responded to some provocative remarks from throughout the border. A Bangladesh Nationalist Social gathering chief not too long ago slammed India and mentioned they’d Dhaka would declare Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. One other viral video confirmed two Bangladesh Military veterans claiming that troopers of the neighbouring nation might occupy Bengal inside days. “You’ll occupy Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, and we can have lollipops? Do not even assume that,” Ms Banerjee mentioned immediately.
The Chief Minister’s remarks are politically important towards the backdrop of Bengal’s political panorama. The BJP and its high state chief Suvendu Adhikari have launched a marketing campaign with an eye fixed on the Bangladesh scenario. Mr Adhikari has been main protests over the atrocities towards Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, apparently to consolidate help inside the majority neighborhood in Bengal. Ms Banerjee’s remarks, which didn’t title the Chief of the Opposition or the BJP, are an try to blunt the principle Opposition’s marketing campaign whereas projecting the ruling get together as composed and restrained amid flying tempers.