You can't teach dignity: TMC's Derek O'Brien

January 23, 2021 18:14

While tweeting a video of the incident at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata on Saturday, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien said, "You cant teach dignity. Nor can you teach lumpens to be dignified."

A number of Trinamool Congress leaders took to social media on Saturday to condemn the developments at the event in Kolkata. "I strongly condemn shouting of political and religious slogans at Government Functions to celebrate legacy of Freedom Fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary celebrations," TMC MP Nusrat Jahan Ruhi said in a tweet.

Earlier, Mamata Banerjee refused to speak at the event being organised at the Victoria Memorial. She was angered after a section of the crowd started making noise as she was called on the stage to address the gathering.

"I think there should be some dignity when a government programme is being held. This is not the programme of a political party. This is a programme of all parties and people," she said.

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