Nagpur, April 6 -- Maharashtra minister and state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Sunday criticised the TMC-led West Bengal government over its refusal to grant permission for the Ram Navami procession, warning that if Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continues this approach, "the people will overthrow the government."

Speaking to media, Bawankule said, "If Mamata Banerjee doesn't give permission (for procession) on the occasion of Ram Navami, then the people will overthrow the government there. The people will not spare her if she keeps behaving like this."

BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar similarly condemned the TMC-led West Bengal government, asserting that "Mamata Banerjee's police" have consistently denied permission for the organisatio...