Banerjee named a particular monk in a public rally on Saturday and said he has instructed Trinamool polling agent will not be allowed to sit in the polling booth.
Banerjee, at a rally in Hooghly, named Bharat Sevasram Sangha monk Kartik Maharaj (or Swami Pradiptananda) in Murshidabad for his political comments. “There is a Maharaj in Murshidabad2, Kartik Maharaj. I have been hearing about him for a long time. He says he will not allow any Trinamool agent in the poll booth. I do not consider him a saint because he is directly involved in politics,” Banerjee said. She also referred to RKM and also said that there were “instructions (the order had got) from Delhi”. “Some monks are violating the rules. There is another monk in Asansol,” she claimed.
Banerjee also said. “I used to respect Bharat Sevashram Sangha a lot. It has been on my list of respected organisations for a long time.”
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“Some monks of Ramakrishna Mission and Bharat Sevashram Sangha are working under the influence of Delhi,” she alleged.responding to the allegations, Swami Pradiptananda (Kartick Maharaj) from Beldanga Bharat Sevasram Sangha, said, “I am challenging West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. I have not threatened any polling agent of Trinamool. I am a monk. I am not a political person. This is not the truth.”Meanwhile, during his visit to Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, slammed Trinamool for belittling the saints of Bengal and attacking Bharat Sevashram Sangh, Ramakrishna Mission and ISKON.
