West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday afternoon carried out an ‘all-faith’ rally in Kolkata amid the consecration ceremony on the Ram temple in Ayodhya. During the rally, Banerjee will go to a number of locations of worship representing completely different religions, together with mosques, church buildings, and gurdwaras.
Mamata Banerjee holds all-faith rally in Kolkata (Twitter/TMC)
In a video posted by the TMC’s official deal with on X(previously referred to as Twitter), Banerjee, who started the ‘Sanghati’ march from Hazra More, will be seen strolling via a big crowd and greeting individuals with folded fingers. The CM wore her trademark white and blue bordered cotton sari with a scarf wrapped round her neck.
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The rally is ready to culminate on the Park Circus Maidan later within the day with a mega gathering.
The rally aligns with the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya. Earlier, the CM had declined the invitation to attend the consecration ceremony saying, “The event is a gimmick show before the Lok Sabha polls”. She added that she “does not support festivities that exclude other communities”.
Hitting out on the BJP, Banerjee had mentioned, “It is not our (politicians) job to do ‘pran pratishtha’. It is the job of the priests. Our job is to create infrastructure.”
Meanwhile, on Sunday, the TMC chief clarified that the all-faith rally is to not counter anybody.
“I am not doing this to counter anyone or protest anything. I have already said religion belongs to individuals but festivals are for all. On January 22, I will first offer prayers to Maa Kali and then lead the rally. It will touch temples, mosques, gurdwaras and churches along its route before reaching Park Circus where a meeting will be held,” she informed the media.
(With inputs from businesses)
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
