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Mamata Banerjee has scheduled a communal harmony rally for January 22.

By - 16 Jan 2024 05:36 PM

Kolkata: On January 22, the day the Ayodhya Ram temple is dedicated, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced today that she will pay a visit to the Kalighat temple.

"You people never stop asking me about different temples. Regarding it, I have nothing to say. Festivals are for everyone, I say; religion is a matter of personal choice. January 23 and January 26 are our holidays. On January 22, we will hold a rally," she said.

After offering puja at Kalighat, one of the biggest pilgrim centres of eastern India, she will hold a rally on behalf of her Trinamool Congress party, the Chief Minister said.Participants in the "Sarba Dharm (all religion) rally" will come from all walks of life, and along the way, they will visit mosques, churches, temples, and Gurudwaras.

The rally will come to an end at Park Circus Maidan in south Kolkata, where there will be a public meeting.

According to Ms. Banerjee, Trinamool will also host block-by-block rallies with the theme "Sampriti (Affection)" on that day throughout Bengal. According to her party, there will be attendees at the rally from all communities and religions because all religions are equal.

Ms. Banerjee has declined, referring to it as a "political gimmick." She was one of the opposition leaders who had planned to skip the consecration of the Ayodhya Ram temple.