Chief of Opposition in state Meeting Suvendu Adhikari Monday accused the ruling TMC of “appeasement politics” by declaring a vacation for ‘Shab-e-Barat’ however not for Makar Sankranti and Ram Navami. In a submit on X, Adhikari wrote, “The Queen of Appeasement Politics – Mamata Banerjee, strikes once more… Even in Pakistan there is no such thing as a public vacation for Shab-e-Barat. The pageant is categorised within the Checklist of Elective Holidays. And, there is no such thing as a extra choice to go for a vacation on Monday as this time round Shab-e-Barat goes to be celebrated on Sunday.”
“Nevertheless in West Bengal there is no such thing as a public vacation for Makar Sankranti & Ram Navami, however there’s a provision for an additional vacation on the subsequent day of Shab-e-Barat,” he wrote.
Reacting to his allegations, TMC spokesperson Jay Prakash Majumdar stated, “In India, there are a lot of spiritual rituals.
All rituals should not noticed in equal method in all states…A vacation is said throughout Chhath in Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand however none in different states. Is it appeasement politics? Suvendu Adhikari stated this due to his lack of information (about spiritual rituals). Folks mustn’t take this critically.”