Kolkata, 15 November (H.S.) : West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched a sharp political attack against the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on Sunday. He alleged that the erstwhile administration, led by Mamata Banerjee, viewed only Muslims as a minority community while ignoring other religions. Asserting that Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains also fall under the category of religious minorities, the Chief Minister made these significant remarks during his visit to the Gurdwara Bara Sikh Sangat in Burrabazar, a major commercial hub in Kolkata.

The Chief Minister met and greeted members of the Sikh community at the gurdwara and participated in a grand religious procession organized by the community in the area. Addressing journalists after his interaction, Adhikari emphasized that the term 'minority' should not be associated exclusively with one religious group. Accusing the previous government of failing to recognize other religious communities as minorities, he clarified, Minority does not mean any one particular community. Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains are also religious minorities, but the previous TMC government considered only Muslims as minorities.

During the event, the Chief Minister highly praised the contributions of the Sikh community, describing its members as the truest patriots.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's latest remarks are a continuation of his longstanding and repeated allegations against the previous TMC government, accusing it of adopting a policy of appeasement toward the Muslim community for vote bank politics. Adhikari has previously claimed on several occasions that the administration led by Mamata Banerjee favored only a specific community to secure its political and electoral advantages.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Satya Prakash Singh