Banerjee was sharing the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union minister of Culture Prahlad Singh Patel and Union Minister of State for Environment Babul Supriyo. The programme that witnessed songs by well-known artistes received a major disruption when some BJP supporters raised 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan as Mamata rose from her seat to address the gathering. I thank the Prime Minister and the ministry of Culture for holding the programme in Kolkata. Within 15 minutes after this unexpected incident, Trinamool Congress leaders criticised the 'shameless' BJP workers for their undignified behaviour. You can't teach 'dignity'.
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