"They are trying to create an inhuman religion based on their belief and decide who are going to stay in the country and who will leave
Mamata Banerjee
There must not be any divide and rule policy," she said. Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress chief, said she does not believe in the politics of dividing people on the basis of their religion, caste and creed. The chief minister also criticised the threats that a Kashmiri medical practitioner in Kolkata received following the Pulwama terror attack. "We cannot ask a Kashmiri shawl trader to leave because an incident had happened. How audacious they are to order one doctor who is practising here for more than 20 years to leave for one single incident," she said.
She asked people to use their mother tongue to protest the move to divide the country. Earlier in the day, Banerjee urged people to respect all languages, but take pride in their mother tongue. "Best wishes to all on International Mother Language Day. Respect all languages but take pride in your mother tongue," she tweeted. International Mother Language Day is observed around the world on February 21 to promote awareness on linguistic and cultural diversity.
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