Kolkata: Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister Amit Shah today said that by the time the elections will come to an end, Mamata Banerjee too will chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’.
‘If not in West Bengal, where will you raise Jai Sri Ram slogan? Will you raise it in Pakistan? Mamata has problem with this slogan because she wants to appease a particular community to garner votes.
I can assure you that by the time elections end, Mamata didi will also start raising Jai Shri Ram slogans,’ said Shah, while speaking at a public rally in Cooch Behar district in north Bengal.
‘Jai Shri Ram chant is an insult to Mamata Banerjee. Why? So many people take pride in this chant. Why do you get insulted by this slogan? Because you have to appease one section for votes,’ Shah said.
He also said that the ‘Parivartan Yatra will be aiming at ending infiltration. He said, “BJP’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ not for changing CM, MLA or minister; it’s for ending infiltration.