BALARAMPUR: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee has been forced to take to Chandi Path publicly and visit temples due to the change in people s mindset after the BJP came to power at the Centre.
He also criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his visits to temples in poll-bound states.
Speaking at an election rally at Balarampur in Purulia district, the star campaigner of the saffron party said, a sect of people was created in the country, before the BJP-led government assumed power at the Centre in 2014, who believed that even visiting temples would pose a threat to their secular credentials.
Battleground Bengal: Mamata Banerjee attacks Amit Shah; BJP takes a dig at TMC chief s temple visits
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The West Bengal chief minister trained her guns at the Union home minister and unleashed a volley of charges a.Read More
NEW DELHI: Battleground Bengal saw another day of attacks and counterattacks as Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee and top BJP leaders traded barbs at election rallies on Tuesday.
While Mamata accused Union home minister Amit Shah of hatching conspiracies to harass the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) took a dig at TMC chief s temple visits and her reciting of the Chandi Paath in election rallies.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee has been forced to take to Chandi Path publicly and visit temples due to the change in people s mindset after the BJP came to power at the Centre.
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Religious divide, caste assertion, poll managers on rent: What makes this Bengal election distinct
Religious divide, caste assertion, poll managers on rent: What makes this Bengal election distinct
The run-up to elections in Bengal has been marred by violence and bitter personal attacks on leaders of rival camps. Allegations of Muslim appeasement against the ruling Trinamool Congress and several communal flare-ups on a local scale have polarised the electorate as well.
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A major aspect which distinguishes Bengal elections 2021 from previous ones is religious polarisation (Picture Credits: Reuters)
Despite assembly polls scheduled in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam simultaneously, elections in West Bengal have hogged the limelight for more reasons than one. This is a do-or-die battle for both Mamata Banerjee and the BJP, which wants its meteoric rise in the state to come to a logical conclusion.