West Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee has alleged that efforts are on to introduce an
“inhuman” religion in the country on the basis of divisive politics.
In an apparent attack on the BJP Banerjee accused BJP of
trying to impose its choice of food, clothing and religion on the people and
then deciding who would stay in the country and who would be thrown out.
“They are trying to create an inhuman religion based on
their belief and decide who are going to stay in the country and who will
leave. They are deciding in which language people will speak what the people
will eat and wear. They are trying to change the history of the country,”
she said at a programme on 21st of February, the International
Mother Language Day that was.
“If some people are trying to implement one law as per
their will, we will not let them do so. We don’t support this theory of
divisive politics,” the chief minister said according to local report.
Banerjee urged people not to pay attention to provocations
meant to create differences among them and stay united.
“United India is what we want. Let’s think and speak
about unity. There must not be any divide and rule policy,” she said.
Banerjee, who is also the Trinamool Congress chief, said she
does not believe in the politics of dividing people on the basis of their
religion, caste and creed.
The chief minister also criticised the threats that a
Kashmiri medical practitioner in Kolkata received following the Pulwama terror
attack.
“We cannot ask a Kashmiri shawl trader to leave because
an incident has happened. How audacious they are to order one doctor who is
practising here for more than 20 years to leave for one single incident,”
she said as per local reports.
She asked people to use their mother tongue to protest the
move to divide the country.
Earlier in the day, Banerjee had urged people to respect all
languages, but take pride in their mother tongue.
“Best wishes to all on International Mother Language
Day. Respect all languages but take pride in your mother tongue,” she
tweeted.
International Mother Language Day is observed around the
world on February 21 to promote awareness on linguistic and cultural diversity.