The organizers of the Kolkata Beef Festival said that they received threats and could not ensure the safety of the attendees. Therefore, they had decided to cancel the event.
Recently, the Chief Minister of West Bengal had also chosen to skip the Prime Minister's swearing-in ceremony after BJP swept its way through its second term
Mamata Banerjee has dictated that there should not be any more victory march in the state as 2 weeks have passed since the announcement of the Lok Sabha election results.