KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has stated that communalism has no place in the state which believes in unity in diversity. She tweeted on the occasion of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, saying, “Today is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. Our State Government has always believed in unity in diversity. Communalism has no place in the minds and hearts of the people of Bengal.”
The United Nations sanctioned international holiday is observed for the promotion of diversity issues. The state had witnessed a clashes between groups in places such as Dhulagarh in Howrah in 2016, and in Asansol and Raniganj in March this year. Banerjee had dubbed the incidents as a local matter and not a communal problem.
