Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani took a jibe at the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government after it denied protection to Shobha Yatris during Ram Navami celebrations in a sensitive area of Howrah city, where the possibility of stone pelting was high. br br In a video made by the minister, she said, “Instead of taking strict action against the stone pelters, Chief Minister Mamata Bandopadhyay (Banerjee) supported them. She gave them a clean chit. This is not the first time that such an attack on Hindus has taken place in West Bengal.