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The slogan was heard from a section of the gathering as Banerjee was alighting from the dais amid chants of ‘Jai Jagannath’ over the public address system. Mahesh, which is about 24 km from Kolkata, falls under Serampore Lok Sabha constituency which was won by Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee.
The BJP supporters, who had been cordoned off by police even before the programme started, raised the slogan ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as police escorted Banerjee to the vehicle waiting for her and she was whisked away.
The Trinamool Congress supremo had been trolled by the BJP for her angry reaction to ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans at Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas district in May. Similar incident had taken place Chandrakona in West Midnapore district.
At the programme, Banerjee announced a Rs 15 crore package for popularising the Mahesh Ratha Yatra and construction of an eco-tourism park in the town. The chief minister said her government was focussing on the development of pilgrimage centres across the state.
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