Anurag Thakur attacks Mamata Banerjee, Nitish Kumar for 'appeasement politics'

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday launched a fresh attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar over incidents of violence on Ram Navami, accusing them of indulging in "appeasement politics" for minority votes.

Such kind of vote bank politics creates many problems and poses many challenges before the country, the Information and Broadcasting minister said while addressing an event organised here to observe the World Peace and Harmony Day on the 2,622nd birth anniversary of Jain Tirthankara Mahavir. Parts of West Bengal and Bihar witnessed incidents of violence on Ram Navami last week.

"This is a very relevant topic. One part of the world has been witnessing a war for a long time. When I see the situation in India, there is an atmosphere of peace, but Ram Navami processions are not allowed to be taken out peacefully," Thakur said.