April 29, 2026 08:06 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
‘Nothing like playing football’: PM Modi unwinds in Sikkim after Bengal poll blitz | Crackdown on D-Company: Dawood aide Salim Dola deported to India | Mumbai horror: Man asks two security guards to recite ‘kalma’, then stabs them | ‘Fair & Lovely Babua’: TMC jabs IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma over viral video; Akhilesh joins attack | ‘Don’t regret later’: IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma’s warning to TMC candidate sparks BJP-TMC clash | ‘Will return for swearing-in’: Modi ends Bengal campaign, signals BJP win | Top LeT commander Sheikh Yousuf Afridi gunned down in Pakistan—Mystery gunmen strike again | 'Had a child together, now alleges rape': SC says consensual live-in breakup is not a crime | YouTuber Saleem Wastik arrested in connection with 1995 kidnapping and murder case | Maharashtra Police makes first arrest months after Akshay Kumar revealed daughter’s cyber harassment

I do not believe in a religion that restricts people from loving one another: Mamata Banerjee

| | Mar 29, 2017, at 02:03 am
Jaipaiguri,Mar 28 (IBNS): Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party,West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while speaking in a public gathering, said she does not believe in a religion that restricts people from loving one another, on Tuesday.

Speaking in favour of religious tolerance, Mamata said: "I do not believe in a religion that restricts people from loving one another rather believes in one that enables to love one's own religion and respect others'."

Mamata,who was present at a host of administrative meetings in Jaipaiguri on Tuesday,did not spare BJP for spreading religious intolerance in the state.

"Our culture is to live with all people irrespective of religion," she said.

BJP has earlier alleged the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal for appeasement politics.

Rejecting such allegations, TMC supremo urged people and said: "Do not indulge any religious temptations.Our constitution speaks for a secular country. TMC is not a communal political party."

Earlier on Tuesday, Mamata expressed her concern for ban on meat shops across the state of Uttar Pradesh by newly elected BJP government, on twitter.

"We are concerned about recent happenings in UP. People are afraid & many are scared about differences over caste, creed & religion" she said in one of tweets.

Apart from religion politics, Mamata spoke against the central government for non-cooperation.

"Our government wants to do a lot of things for people but we could not because of the interests we have to pay for the debts taken by our previous government (Left Front government). Moreover central government doesn't help a bit," she said.

CM even criticised BJP led central government for not fulfilling the promises made before Lok Sabha election in 2014.

Mamata alleges that central government did not acquire seven tea gardens in North Bengal which they had promised before.

"They (BJP) say one thing before the election and do something else after" TMC chief added.

WB CM is currently in North Bengal for a two day visit over administrative works. 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.