They Banned Durga Puja, Now Taking UNESCO Credit: Minister Targets Mamata Banerjee
NDTV
Earlier this month, Mamata Banerjee had led a rally celebrating the inclusion of 'Durga Puja in Kolkata' in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.
Taking a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi today said it was "horrendous" that a state government which "banned" Durga Puja and idol immersion was taking credit for inclusion of the festival in UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Addressing a press conference, she said the Ministry of Culture has also sent a proposal to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to include Garba dance from Gujarat in its list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Earlier this month, Mamata Banerjee had led a rally celebrating the inclusion of 'Durga Puja in Kolkata' in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.
"The West Bengal chief minister must be very busy and the advice she is receiving from her advisors is questionable," Ms Lekhi, the Minister of State for Culture, taunted.
