Regionalism

The Governor termed the comments of the state finance minister as most disturbing and said that the latter's statements seek to stoke the fire of regionalism and provincialism, and if allowed to go unchecked, they may have an 'erosive and baneful influence' on our national unity and integrity.

Former TMC leader Rajib Banerjee who recently joined the BJP accused his former party of indulging in regionalism for narrow political gains.