Mamata Banerjee, Goddess Durga Idols To Share Spotlight At Puja Pandal

This is not the first time idols of Mamata Banerjee have found place in Durga Puja pandals; they have shown up frequently since she became Chief Minister

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is to share the spotlight with Goddess Durga at a Durga Puja pandal - one located near the Kolkata airport - next month. The Chief Minister won't be there in person but there will be a look-alike, and that look-alike will have 10 arms, like Goddess Durga. This deification of Mamata Banerjee, who has blood of innocent Bengalis on her hand, following the gruesome post poll violence in Bengal, is nauseating. This is an insult to goddess Durga. Mamata Banerjee must stop this. She is hurting the sensibilities of Hindus of Bengal. https://t.co/1px1OqsFWA Nazrul Park Unnayan Samiti in Baguiati collaborated with Crowdnxt Mediia Art to produce Goddess Durga idol resembling CM Mamata Banerjee"It costs Rs 2.10 lakhs. Her 10 hands will represent her govt schemes," says Dipanwita Bagchi, Director, Crowdnxt Mediia Art pic.twitter.com/DoWYPAgJuf Unlike the Goddess, Ms Banerjee's hands won't hold weapons. They will hold symbols of her government's welfare schemes, including 'Kanyashree', 'Rupasri' and the latest - 'Lokkhir Bhandar'. The Mamata Banerjee sculpture won't be worshipped. An idol of Goddess Durga will, as is usual. However, the BJP's Amit Malviya has condemned what he claimed is the deification, or treatment akin to a god, of the chief minister, and that it is was hurtful to the Hindu sentiment.