Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday sought to reach out to the sizeable Sikh community in the Bhabanipur constituency, from where she is contesting a bypoll later this month, saying she has supported the farmers’ movement and iterated her demand for withdrawal of the three farm laws adopted by the NDA.
Banerjee, who is contesting the September 30 bypoll to retain her post, paid a sudden visit to a gurdwara in the area and interacted with the locals.
Wearing a scarf, the TMC boss offered her prayers and spoke to devotees and the priest. “I share an excellent bonding with the brothers and sisters of the Sikh community. Even members of my family are regular visitors here. “I have already extended my support to the farmers’ movement. We (TMC) have already demanded that these three farm laws be withdrawn. We won’t tolerate any injustice on farmers,” she said.
A metropolitan constituency with around two lakh voters, Bhabanipur is home to a large number of Gujaratis and Sikhs living alongside Bengalis.