Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani took a jibe at the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government after it denied protection to Shobha Yatris during Ram Navami celebrations in a sensitive area of Howrah city, where the possibility of stone pelting was high.

In a video made by the minister, she said, “Instead of taking strict action against the stone pelters, Chief Minister Mamata Bandopadhyay (Banerjee) supported them. She gave them a clean chit. This is not the first time that such an attack on Hindus has taken place in West Bengal. The question is, for how long will Mamata Bandopadhyay keep attacking the Hindu community?”