Amid speculation whether she will participate in the inauguration of Ram mandir in Ayodhya, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday came down heavily on the BJP for mixing religion and politics.
Ms. Banerjee, however, remained non-committal on the question whether she will participate in the inauguration of the temple or not. “You people seem to know everything. I know nothing,” the Trinamool Congress chairperson said when asked about whether she will be participating in the event or not. Sources in the Trinamool Congress have, however, said the Chief Minister might give the event a miss.
Accusing the BJP of playing the card of religion before every election, Ms. Banerjee, addressing a gathering in State’s North 24 Parganas, said, “Following religion is an individual’s affair. But a festival involves all, irrespective of their religious belief. Before every election, they [BJP] play the card of religion”.
