Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday issued an impassioned appeal for unity against a conspiracy to turn Bengal into a hate factory and ruled out discrimination on the basis of religion even if her throat was slit. “Those responsible must remember — Bangla phyalna noy, Bangla khyalna noy, Bangla chheleyr haateyr mowa noy (Bengal is not a discard, Bengal is not a toy, Bengal is not a boy’s sweetmeat that you can snatch),” Mamata said. “Are they trying to break everything we stand for and turn Bengal into Gujarat? If you love Bengal, all sections of the civil society, the people, unite. Come, let’s all form a jot (alliance), to dream about Bengal, love Bengal, keep Bengal well.”

Source: The Telegraph June 12, 2019 00:00 UTC