New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her recent remark calling the Kumbh Mela 2025 "Mrityu Kumbh" (Death Kumbh) and said she should be "ashamed, embarrassed" of her statement.

He further expressed his outrage, stating, "Mamata ji, you should be ashamed of what you said today. There is no bigger shame than calling such a sacred event 'Mrityu Kumbh."

"Mamata Banerjee has called Kumbh as 'Mrityu Kumbh'. Can she say this about an Islamic festival? Can she say this when people go to Haj, thousands of people died there, can she say this about that place? Mamata ji, you should be ashamed and embarrassed about what you said today. You are calling such a holy ...