Mamata, BJP spar again over Birsa Munda
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Raising the problem of Union Home Minister Amit Shah garlanding the “wrong statue” as a substitute of that of Birsa Munda throughout his latest go to to West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the Home Minister has insulted the long-lasting adivasi chief and freedom fighter.
Speaking at a public assembly at Khatna in Bankura district, Ms. Banerjee stated: “What else did he do… he came and garlanded a statue.. then you people told us that it is not Birsa Munda — it is statue of a tribal hunter; I respect hunters too. But why are you [the BJP] lying? You cannot break the statue of Vidyasagar and garland another statue claiming that of Rabindranath Tagore. It’s not acceptable to garland a wrong statue claiming that it is of Birsa Munda.”
The Union Home Minister had visited the district on November 5 and garlanded a statue which he claimed was that of Birsa Munda. However, locals stated the statue was that of a tribal hunter and never of the adivasi chief. Later Mr Shah had had lunch at a tribal family.
The Chief Minister stated she would ask the folks to erect a statue of Birsa Munda in Khatna. “On the part of the government, I announce Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary as State holiday from next calendar. This is in order to show our respect,” she stated.
Taking a swipe at Mr. Shah for having lunch at a tribal home, Ms. Banerjee alleged that it was stage managed and the meals was introduced from outdoors from 5 star lodges. “For cameras they made the women chop coriander and vegetables but he [Home Minister] never had them. He had basmati rice,” the Chief Minister alleged.
Ms. Banerjee, who was on her first journey to the district with a big tribal inhabitants after the outbreak of COVID-19, additionally visited a village and listened to points raised by the residents. She additionally introduced a brand new scheme from January 2021, taking the State run schemes to the doorsteps of the folks. The Chief Minister additionally instructed those that many political events would strategy them, even ship them cash of their accounts forward of the Assembly elections. She urged the folks to take the cash however to not vote for these events.
Following the Chief Minister’s remarks, the State BJP in an announcement stated, “Instead of empowering our tribal brethren, the TMC is playing politics over the statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, even though it has been conclusively established that the statue was of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.”
“We want to ask the Chief Minister why after nine-and-a-half years she has to take her schemes to the people’s doorsteps. What was the State government doing all these years,” stated Subhas Sarkar, BJP MP from Bankura. Dr. Sarkar additionally alleged that the Chief Minister has misused official equipment to carry a political assembly.
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