Appeasement politics hurting Bengal's glory: Amit Shah

Stressing that re was a need to restore West Bengal's "lost glory", Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said present "appeasement politics" in state has hurt its -old trition of upholding nation's spiritual consciousness. Maintaining that Bengal is land of luminaries such as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda, Shah said state once used to be centre of spiritual awakening in entire country.

"However, politics of 'tustikaran' (appeasement) has hurt this glorious trition of Bengal. I hereby call upon people of Bengal to wake up and perform ir responsibilities to bring back glory of state."

top BJP leer, who visited Dakshineswar temple on second day of his two-day visit to state, was taken to sanctum sanctorum of centuries-old shrine, where he offered puja to goddess.

"I prayed for well being of entire state, country and its people. We prayed that country retains its position of glory in world under leership of (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi."

Shah was greeted at temple by members of state BJP Mohila Morcha, including its president Agnimitra Paul, who blew conch shells and put a 'tilak' on his forehe. Union minister, after offering prayers, heed to eminent vocalist Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty's music school-cum- residence 'Shrutinandan', where he met his students and family members.  

(Im Credits: PTI)