Bengal

XKolkata: Justifying her absence from the Bhagavad Gita recitation event organised at Brigade Parade ground on Sunday, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she skipped it as it was a “BJP’s programme”.

Speaking to reporters at Kolkata airport before leaving for an official trip to North Bengal, Banerjee stated that since the BJP was directly involved in the event, she did not attend it. Banerjee also reminded that she has a different ideology that does not match with that of the BJP’s.

“If it were an impartial programme, I would have definitely gone there. I have my own party and follow a different ideology. I respect all religions, caste and creed. I do not attend events organised by people who hate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and do not follow the ideals of Mahat

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