March 28, 2019
Will never allow the country to be divided: Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Chairperson and Bangla Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today attended ‘Holi Milan’ celebration at Gitanjali Stadium, Kolkata. In her speech, she stressed on communal harmony harmony and vowed never to allow country to be divided.
Highlights of her speech:
People from all regions participate in all festivals in Bangla
Like the Holi Milan today, I also participate in Dandiya celebrations during Navratri, and also attend the festivals organised by the Jain and Buddhist community
In Bangla, we give holidays on the occasion of all religious festivals. This is because we respect all religions. We believe that all festivals are for everyone to celebrate
Never in my life have I treated people differently on the basis of religion
People from other States who live here are better off here than there native States because of the atmosphere of tolerance
We have never disallowed any festival in Bangla, be it Chhat Puja, Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Saraswati Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Ganapati Puja, Mahavir Jayanti, Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary celebrations or any other festival
People from the BJP come from outside come here and spread falsehoods
Hinduism is a great religion, whose tenets were defined by people like Swami Vivekananda, Sri Ramakrishna and others
At the Gangasagar Mela we make the best arrangements – in fact, people now say, “Har sagar ek bar, Gangasagar bar bar”
We have developed Gangasagar. Several amenities are available there now
Go visit places like Tarapith, Tarakeswar or Furfura Sharif or holy places of Christianity – peace reigns everywhere
The BJP just chants the name of Ram but don’t believe in him
We have respect for everybody – be it Ram or Rahim or Christianity
The BJP alleges that Mamata Banerjee does not allow pujas in Bangla. I challenge them to ask the people who live here. Every festival is celebrated in Bangla
People of different religious communities live together in Bangla like one big family
We will never let the country to be fragmented
We must have love and respect for everybody. We must live together
We never supported demonetisation – I had called it a disaster on the very first day
Industry, labourers, farmers, youth – everyone suffered due to demonetisation
People lost their hard-earned savings because of demonetisation. It was a huge tragedy
More than 2 crore people became unemployed due to demonetisation in one year – 2017-18. Whereas in Bangla, employment increased by 40%
We never make false promises. We always keep our word.
The prime minister believes in jumla. When he recently announced that he will address the nation, everyone was tense; what new disaster awaited us? Ultimately, it was a case of ‘empty vessel sounds much’.
The A-SAT missile is the result of the hard work of our scientists
Look at the BJP, every leader is becoming a chowkidar. We respect the real chowkidars
Religions stands for humanity. As long as I am alive, I will not allow Bangla to be divided. And the same goes for the country
