West Bengal CM Adhikari ordered arrests of protestors for burning godman Dhirendra Shastri’s photos
But I saw a few people burning his portraits before the Bhabanipur PS,” CM Adhikari said. The Congress, which had organised the protest, with West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Ashutosh Chatterjee saying he was proud of the demonstration and questioning why action had not been taken against Shastri over his remarks. “A saint had recently visited our state and spoke in his own way about the ideals of patriotism, nationalism, united nationhood and this country’s tradition and culture. Those who want to accept them can do it, while others are at liberty to reject them. He did not impose anything on anyone.
KOLKATA: A protest against Bageshwar Baba Dhirendra Krishna Shastri’s remarks on Bengali food habits turned into a political flashpoint on Thursday, with CM Suvendu Adhikari seeking arrests of Congress workers who allegedly burnt his photographs.
Ours, on the other hand, has gone up to 207 and following the bypolls, it will go up to at least 208. We will also fight the Reginagar seat with all our might,” he said, referring to the upcoming two-seat Assembly bypolls scheduled for October 6. Because of this appeasement policy you pursued, and even that number is divided into four factions, “Your numbers have sharply dwindled.
Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya, however, had said Bengalis had the right to follow their traditional food habits. It seems people around him are misguiding him,” Chatterjee said. “The chief minister has time to talk about this in Vidhan Sabha, but he cannot ensure that we get the FIR copy.
Congress leader defends protest
“An a proud Bengali, I wear this as a badge of honour,” he said.