GUWAHATI: Trinamool Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra, embroiled in a controversy over her comment on Goddess Kaali, asked whether Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma can explain in writing what offerings are made to the presiding deity of the Kamakhya temple.
"Can the CMs of other BJP-ruled states do the same about offerings made to Maa Kali in temples there? Is liquor not part of the offerings in these temples? BJP desperately wants to pin me down as I fiercely protest its misdeeds but I know its strategy won't work," the Trinamool leader said while speaking to a Bengali news channel.
Moitra sparked a row at a conclave by saying that she had every right as an individual to imagine Goddess Kali as a meat-eating and alcohol-accepting goddess, as each person has had his/her unique way of worshipping deities.
Notably, the Bharatiya Janata Party demanded the arrest of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, for her controversial remarks on Goddess Kali.
The saffron party also threatened to approach the court if no measure is initiated against her within 10 days.
"Goddess Kali is never worshipped as a goddess who consumes alcohol and meat as per norms of the Sanatan Hindu dharma. Her comments have hurt religious sentiments. We demand her arrest in the light of the statement against Goddess Kali," BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said.
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