The youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lodged a police complaint against MP Kalyan Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress for harming religious feelings over his remarks about the goddess Sita.
When addressing the public earlier in a rally in West Bengal, Kalyan Banerjee compared the abduction episode of Goddess Sita with the plight of Hathras gangrape survivor saying that Sita told Lord Ramam this.”I was abducted by Ravan and not by your chelas or else my fate would have been same as Hathras victim!”
BJP spokesman Sambit Patra, reacting to his comment, had previously said that it denigrates Hindus. “Can he dare to say these words for any other religion?” he asked.
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“As far state the statement made by TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee regarding Sita-Maa is concerned, it is absolutely a derogatory statement. He has offended the sentiment of crores of Hindus across the length and breadth of this country. I see this as a typical appeasement policy of Mamata Banerjee,” Patra added.
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The Trinamool MP is not new to make provocative remarks, having previously equated Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with a”venomous snake” for her handling of the economy, drawing a sharp reaction from the BJP which said Mamata Banerjee has lost control over her party leaders who are “uttering nonsense” out of frustration.
“Just like a venomous snake kills a human being, people of the country are dying one by one owing to Nirmala Sitharaman who has shattered the country’s economy,” he had said while addressing a protest rally at Bankura against rising fuel prices and the proposed privatisation of trains.
West Bengal is gearing up for the upcoming Assembly Election for 294 seats this year. The tenure of the current government in the state of West Bengal is coming to an end on May 30.
