BJP MLAs stage protest against CM Mamata Banerjee over "Mrityu Kumbh" remark

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 20 (ANI): West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari and other BJP MLAs raised slogans and protested against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her "Mrityu Kumbh" remark on the ongoing Maha Kumbh 2025, in Raj Bhavan premises.
West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari, along with other BJP MLAs, on Thursday also met Governor CV Ananda Bose.
Speaking to ANI, Adhikari said "Mamata Banerjee gave compensation of Rs 10 lakh to Hajj pilgrims who died 10 years ago. Approximately 50 of us BJP legislators met the governor today and demanded that she also give compensation of the same amount to the three people who died in the Maha Kumbh stampede."
"We have also demanded that the Governor should direct the Assembly Speaker to expunge this filthy word (Mrityu Kumbh) from the proceedings of the House," he added.

BJP workers on Wednesday also staged a protest in Kolkata against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and denounced her "Mrityu-Kumbh" remarks.
The protests were led by the Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar.
" The way Mamata Banerjee has insulted the Hindus and Hindu religion, there should be protests against her in the entire country... We have written to the Governor to take action on the matter....", he told ANI.
This comes after Mamata Banerjee, in her statement while addressing the Legislative Assembly, expressed her respect for the holy 'Ganga Maa' and the significance of the Maha Kumbh but strongly criticised the organisers for the inadequate arrangements that resulted in stampedes on January 29 in Prayagraj and February 15 in New Delhi Railway Station.
Mamata Banerjee said, "This is 'Mrityu Kumbh'...I respect Maha Kumbh; I respect the holy Ganga Maa. But there is no planning...How many people have recovered?"
Alleging disparity in the arrangements made for the rich and the poor, she said, "For the rich, the VIP, there are systems available to get camps (tents) for as high as Rs 1 Lakhs. For the poor, there are no arrangements at Kumbh..."
Banerjee continued, "A stampede situation is common in a 'mela,' but it is important to make arrangements. "What planning did you make?"
Meanwhile, amid the row over Mamata Banerjee's 'Mrityu Kumbh" remarks, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya demanded that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee apologise for hurting the faith of the people.
"Akhilesh Yadav ji, Mamata didi and Congress president Malliakarjun Kharge ji, the statement of these three leaders, is anti-Hindu. It is against devotees and Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. I strongly condemn it and think they are not in a good state of mind. And they should apologise to the country, the devotees and the people of the state for hurting the faith of the people," he told reporters. (ANI)