"Mamata Banerjee's intolerance, incapability turned West Bengal into Waste Bengal": BJP's NV Subhash

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson NV Subhash on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks on "pran prathishtha" at Ram Temple in Ayodhya and said that because of her intolerance and incapability, West Bengal has become Waste Bengal.
The BJP spokesperson said that earlier, the Congress government at the Centre raked up this issue and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government solved it.
Addressing a public distribution programme in South 24 Parganas on Tuesday, Mamata Banerjee said she believes in a festival that brings everyone together and will never allow religious discrimination.
"Yesterday, I was asked about Ram Mandir... I believe in a festival that takes everyone together and talks about everyone. Do whatever you want; you are doing a gimmick before the elections. Do it; I have no problem but disregarding people from other communities is not right. I will never allow discrimination between Hindus and Muslims as long as I live," she said.
Reacting to this, NV Subhash said, "This is not a political gimmick. The whole world is watching as the centuries-old dispute over Babri Masjid has been settled. Earlier, when the Congress government was at the centre, this issue was raked up and Narendra Modi's government solved it."
"When everyone is welcoming the Ram Temple, including some of the Muslim leaders, how can she say it as a poll gimmick? She has been very insecure because of the Ram temple inauguration. Because of her intolerance and incapability, West Bengal has become Waste Bengal, so she should focus on that. The centuries-old dispute has been resolved and she should welcome and participate and make sure the temple is lit up with lights," the BJP leader added.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya also hit out at the West Bengal CM over her remarks on Ram Temple and said that people have made sacrifices for the construction of Ram Temple.
He said those who have not played any role in the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation can never understand the significance of the temple.
"Those who have not played any role in the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation, those who do not feel the pain of a mosque being built on the Ram Temple. They haven't been lathi-charged, nor have they been jailed. They can never understand the significance of this temple being built after 500 years of agitation," Maurya told ANI.
"No other religious place in the world has seen so much contribution, as is seen by Ram Janmabhoomi Temple- be it financial, physical, or emotional," he added. (ANI)