At Eid-ul-Fitr, Mamata slams ‘divisive’ politics

Singing the iconic song of Lata Mangeshkar ‘Ishwar Allah tero naam, sabko sanmati de bhagwan’, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday without naming anyone said the country is ‘not fine’ due to the alleged ‘divide and rule policy’ pre- vailing in the country.

Participating in Eid- ul-Fitr prayer at Red Road in Kolkata, Mamata urged people to unite against the power that is playing politics of ‘isolation’.

“Unity only prevails in Bengal. No other state displays unity for which people cry foul against Bengal and Trinamool Congress. Everyone should unite against those who are playing politics in the line of religion and trying to isolate people,” the chief minister said.

Oath delay: Seems like waiting for the train: Babul

ARITRA SINGHA / KOLKATA: TMC MLA Babul Supriyo on Tuesday claimed that it seems that he is standing on the ‘railway platform’ and ‘is waiting for train’. Hinting towards the ‘delay’ in his oath taking ceremony, Babul said the Governor should have been more ‘kinder’. “Ever since Mamata didi had announced my name as the candidate from Ballygunge constituency, I had prepared myself to work as an MLA. I have studied and done my homework about different wards and their shortcomings. I know which ward needs bilingual school and which ward needs proper drinking water,” said the singer-turned-politician. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had initially refused to pass the file over TMC MLA Babul Supriyo’s oath in the Assembly and on Saturday had appointed Deputy Speaker Ashish Banerjee to administer the oath of the new TMC MLA.