Kolkata, 8/12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday justified her absence from the Bhagavad Gita recitation event organised by Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad here, stating she skipped it because it was a BJP-linked programme.
The event, which took place on Sunday, had a footfall of several lakhs and was seen as a show of Hindu identity ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections
