New Delhi, March 13 -- Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday criticised the West Bengal government's reported decision to ban Holi celebrations in Shantiniketan, accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of appeasement politics and focusing on securing the Muslim vote bank for electoral gains.

Speaking to ANI, Majumdar said, "The West Bengal government has been doing appeasement politics for a long time because Mamata Banerjee knows that the Muslim vote bank helps her win elections."

In response to the alleged ban, Majumdar urged people of the West Bengal state to celebrate Holi with full enthusiasm and vowed to fight against any obstruction created by the police.

"I would like to tell Hindus of West B...