Mamata Banerjee criticises Ram Navami rallies in Bengal

Kolkata, April 13 Hundreds of Ram Navami rallies, including some armed rallies, were taken out by BJP and VHP in various parts of West Bengal Saturday drawing sharp criticisim from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Ram Navami rallies were taken out in West Midnapore, Purulia, Jhargram, Bankura, Howrah, Kolkata and in North and South 24 Parganas districts among others, officials said.

At Kharagpur in West Midnapore, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh took out Ram Navami energizes and were seen displaying swords and maces.

"Smash Navami rallies are a part of our tradition. We are conveying arms to ensure ourselves. It has nothing to do with decisions. In the event that TMC has an issue with outfitted energizes, at that point they should change their perspective," Ghosh said when inquired as to why he took out rallies with swords and maces.

Banerjee while addressing a rally at Siliguri criticised BJP for taking out armed rallies and said they were endeavoring to "sell religion" for political preferred standpoint. She additionally charged BJP for using religion as as a tool to mislead the people.

Kolkata Police said that no political, apolitical, religious organisations are permitted to do bicycle energizes in the city.allowed to carry out bike rallies in the city.

The BJP was denied permission to take out bicycle mobilizes crosswise over Kolkata on the event of Ram Navami. In any case, typical mobilizes by the gathering and VHP were permitted to be taken out.

The West Bengal Police also denied authorization for conveying arms by the members in the Ram Navami energizes.

In some places there were scuffles between police officials and BJP workers after they were stopped from taking out bicycle rallies.

The Vishva Hindu Parishad, which arranged upwards of 700 revives in the state on the event of Ram Navami, took out a few in South Bengal.

The association said that no arms would be conveyed in encourages held by it this year.

"We have received permission for rallies. We will abide by the direction of the police and nobody will convey arms amid Ram Navami revives directed by us," VHP hierarchical general secretary (eastern area) Sachindranath Sinha said.