West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on January 22 started the all-faith concord rally within the metropolis, aligning with the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.
The TMC chief, accompanied by non secular leaders of varied faiths and occasion leaders, started the ‘Sanghati March’ from Hazra Extra in Kolkata.
Clad in her trademark white and blue bordered cotton sari with a scarf wrapped round her neck, Banerjee was seen greeting individuals and onlookers on either side of the street with folded arms.
Ms. Banerjee started the rally after providing puja and prayers on the iconic Kalighat temple within the metropolis.
Ms. Banerjee, who had earlier criticised the BJP over the Ram temple occasion as a “gimmick show before the Lok Sabha polls”, is main the rally from Hazra Extra, throughout which she’s going to go to numerous locations of worship representing completely different religions, together with mosques, church buildings, and gurdwaras.
The rally is slated to culminate on the Park Circus Maidan with a mega gathering.