West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee found herself in the middle of the controversy when she shared a poster on microblogging platform X. The poster celebrating Minority Rights Day shows children donning religion-specific clothes.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee had shared a poster about 'X', who had written in Bangla 'Shokol ke Janai Shonkhalogu Odhikaar Dibosh er Shubhechcha o Obhinondon (I wish everyone on Minority Rights Day). The poster featured six children and the Chief Minister of West Bengal himself.
The children in the image have put on specific religious clothing. One child wore the Sikh dastār, another wore the Islamic Taqiyah or yarmulke, one little girl wore a white hijab, two little children wore the Kāṣāya (worn by Buddhist monks), and another girl was seen wearing a white dress. .
However, Mamata Banerjee's post faced the bitter end of Netizen anger, who slammed the West Bengal Chief Minister for not mentioning 'Hindu' children in the poster.
“Hindu mukt Bengal- Courtesy of baggdidi ☠️,” wrote a netizen.
“I was wondering why the Hindu child is missing from this photo but then realized it was Didi's Bengal,” wrote another.
“No place for Hindus. Why so much hatred against Hindus, if we may know. Even today, the largest community in WB is Hindu begum,” wrote another on Mamata Banerjee's poster on minority rights.
“Hindu-baccha he gayab kar diya, kya jaise iss image mein Hindu-baccha gayab hai, waise West Bengal is the Hindu-baccha gayab-karne and irada hai inka. I believe that nahi kar sakti ke West Bengal and Hindus log in ko stem karte hai. Shame on you Bengali Hindus who have become slaves of this leftist communist ideology.” wrote another netizen.
It is notable that according to the latest census, Hindus constitute 79.8 percent of the total population, Muslims constitute 14.2 percent of the total Indian population, followed by Christians at 2.3 percent, Sikhs at 1.7 percent, the Buddhists with 0.7 percent and the Jains. by 0.4 percent, Other Religions and Beliefs by 0.7 percent, and Religion Not Stated 0.29 Crores by 0.2 percent.
The National Commission for Minorities has invited several intellectuals from the six minority communities namely Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains and Zoroastrians on December 16 this year. Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs John Barla chaired the meeting and saw members of various minority communities discussing the difficulties they face in India and their expectations from the ministry, according to a press release from the Indian government.
The United Nations adopted and promulgated the Declaration on the Rights of Individuals Belonging to Religious or Linguistic National or Ethnic Minorities on December 18, 1992. Minority Rights Day supports the right to freedom and equal opportunities for the minorities in India and creates awareness about their rights.
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