People have to be more tolerant in the present times: Mamata

February 28, 2017 22:13

Stating that people nowadays should be more tolerant and there is no place of intolerance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said it is the fundamental right of a person to choose his religion.

"It is absolutely their freedom of choice what religion they will follow, what they will eat and what they will wear. Nobody has the power to interfere into the fundamental rights and the religious rights of any person. The country's Constitution has not given them the freedom to do so. Our Constitution is our armour," Banerjee said.

"In the present times we have to be more tolerant. There is no place for intolerance. There is no place for vandalism. If you are loving a religion, you have to respect it," she said.

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