VHP accuses Mamata Banerjee of hurting Hindu sentiments

After Mamata Banerjee refused to deliver her address at 'Parakram Diwas' as Jai Shree Ram slogans were chanted, VHP slammed her for insulting Lord Rama and its followers.

New Delhi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for refusing to deliver her speech on Netaji Subash Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary as she was greeted with Jai Shree Ram slogans.

VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal called it an 'insult to Lord Ram' and said that Banerjee has hurt the religious sentiments of thousands of Lord Rama devotees.

Bansal said, "Mamata Banerjee is indulged in minority appeasement and she is misusing her political powers and prerogatives. Hindu community has understood that Bengal CM wants to make minorities first-class citizen to secure her vote banks. She has a soft stance for Islamic extremists and Rohangiyas and Bangladeshis but wants to make Hindus second class citizens."

He added, "Didi should have utilised yesterday's opportunity when Jai Shree Ram slogans by chanting it with the crowd. But she did not do that. Mamata Banerjee has not only insulted Lord Rama but also the Indian constitution. Indian constitution has a picture of Lord Rama's Darbar in its original copy."

Bansal alleged that Banerjee has become a puppet of Jihadis and is trying to please seculars in the state, adding that threatening people to not chant Hindu religious slogans could land her in trouble.

"Banerjee is afraid of Jai Shree Ram slogans. She must stop doing so," he said.

Mamata Banerjee lost her cool over sloganeering at a Netaji event and refused to deliver her speech in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

When it was Mamata's turn to give her speech, a section of the crowd indulged in sloganeering and chanted 'Jai Shri Ram.' The West Bengal chief minister then went on to announce that she won't be giving her speech as a mark of protest against the slogans.