The Narendra Modi Government on Tuesday came under fire from Mamata Banerjee for failing to construct Ram Temple in Ayodhya and “yet trying to lecture others on how they should practice their religions.”

The Bengal Chief Minister was addressing a select audience of the Marwari community which has a sizeable presence in North Kolkata and Howrah constituencies.

“Some people have been lecturing me on religion. They (BJP) say that Hindus are not free to practice their faith freely in Bengal but I want to ask you whether you celebrate Durga Puja, Holi, Navaratra, Guru Parab freely or not.

“I want you to tell them how splendidly my Government has renovated the temples in Bengal. What is your experience about the new-look Dakshineswar Temple … what is the experience of the 40 lakh pilgrims who visited Ganga Sagar this year,” Banerjee said reminding the Modi Government’s failure to construct the Ram Temple.

“I have constructed and renovated so many temples in Bengal but you (Modi) not been able to construct a single temple that you promised… You failed to build the Ram Temple.” Attacking the BJP for dividing the people in the name of Faith, Banerjee said, “those who come from Delhi to lecture us on religion set people of one people against the other. This is anything but religion. Bengal is the most peaceful State where we practice only one religion which is the religion of humanity that unites and does not divide people.”

Attacking the BJP Government for playing politics over the death CRPF jawans the Chief Minister said “I was very much pained at the brutal attack on the Indian security forces. But I never played politics with that. But there are some people who do politics on jawans death which is not right.”

Asking the Marwari, Gujrati and Punjabi business community to “keep in touch with me,” Banerjee said “I want to visit your faces more often but that I cannot do because if I visit your places then they (BJP) will sent ED and CBI to your houses. I am not afraid of central agencies but I cannot see you being harassed by them so I do not visit you often.”

The ruling Trinamool Congress is going all alone in the general elections with Banerjee vowing to win all the 42 parliamentary seats. The BJP has emerged as the main contender replacing the Left Front with its all-India president Amit Shah setting a target of at least 23 seats from the State.