CM Suvendu Adhikari inaugurates the Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja on Sunday
Addressing the inaugural programme of the Durga Puja at Santosh Mitra Square in central Kolkata, Adhikari also said singing the complete Vande Mataram had been made mandatory in all schools and madrasas across the state. We must revive the spirit of Vande Mataram and strengthen the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said, “We have to save India from the tukde-tukde gang, those demanding ‘Azadi’ for Kashmir, and the cockroaches and bugs.
Police had acted promptly and arrested the person involved, Adhikari said. Without naming former CPM MP Bikash Bhattacharya, Adhikari referred to a social media post in which Bhattacharya had described an alleged attack on his residence as a “Hindutvawadi attack.
Adhikari recalled Santosh Mitra Square’s 2023 Durga Puja theme — Jai Shri Ram — chosen ahead of the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
The CM warned critics against using the term “saffron terror” to describe incidents involving Hindutva supporters, saying the government would “take appropriate action” against those who do. He said organiser and Baranagar MLA Sajal Ghosh had consulted him on the theme when he was leader of the opposition. There can be no compromise on this,” Adhikari said.
“It has not been very long—just five and a half months. But we have made the complete Vande Mataram mandatory in all schools and madrasas.