West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday warned that attempts were being made to create unrest in the state ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections and urged people to maintain peace and not fall prey to provocation.Without naming anyone, Banerjee claimed that certain forces were trying to incite disturbances in the state for electoral gains. The Assembly elections in West Bengal are due in a few months.
She was addressing a meeting of industrialists and entrepreneurs at the state secretariat Nabanna after virtually inaugurating the renovated Sirity crematorium in south Kolkata and laying the foundation stone of a new crematorium at Doi Ghat in Watganj, also in the southern part of the city.“Some people are trying to incite riots for electoral gains. But we have to live together for 365 days. This Bengal belongs to everyone. I can assure you that Bengal is for all. This is your motherland,” the chief minister said.Referring to the impact of unrest, Banerjee said if any untoward incident affects certain communities, roads and railway tracks often get blocked, adding that she does not want such situations to arise.