‘Aunt-nephew’ duo wants to erase Bengal’s identity: Yogi jibe at Mamata

Alleging rampant cow slaughter in the state, he said Mamata Banerjee is irritated by the name of Lord Ram. “Durga Puja is not permitted and processions are restricted, while curfews are imposed during Hindu festivals,” he added.

At another rally in the Chakdaha Assembly constituency of Nadia district, the UP Chief Minister said, “Nadia symbolises India’s spiritual heritage. Just as Kashi holds importance in North India, Navadvipa and Nadia have a distinct identity in Eastern India. This is the land that inspired Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and spread the Vaishnav Bhakti tradition across India.”

Referring to a TMC MP’s remark “Dil mai Kaaba aur nayan mein Madina” (Kaaba in hearts and Madina in eyes), he said, “Nadia would not accept such sentiments.”

Noting that Bengal gave India its national anthem and the national song through Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, he alleged that TMC workers have encroached upon Tagore’s ancestral properties and replaced portraits of Bharat Mata and Gurudev with those of Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee.

At another rally in the Udaynarayanpur constituency, Adityanath referring to the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir said Bengal must be freed from the grip of TMC, Congress, and Communists, who “have turned the state into a hub of hooliganism and mafia rule”.