"On January 22, I will visit the Kalighat temple and offer puja. Then I will take part in a harmony rally with people of all religions. This has nothing to do with any other programme," she said at a presser.
BJP leader Samik Bhattacharya hit back at Bengal CM, saying that this is the worst example of "divisive politics."
"This is the worst ever example of divisive politics. Mamata Banerjee's politics is to break. Can chanting Lord Ram's name be linked to communalism? Holding rally (referring to 'Harmony rally') on January 22 means that attempt is being made to create a communal divide in West Bengal," he told PTI.
Meanwhile, the march will touch upon places of worship of different religions, including mosques, churches, and gurdwaras, before culminating at the Park Circus Maidan.
"Everybody is welcome to join the rally. On the same day, my party members will hold a rally in every block, in every district at 3 pm," banerjee added.
She said that 'Pran Pratistha' or consecration is not the job of politicians but of priests. "It is not our job to do 'Pran Pratistha'. It is the job of the priests. Our job is to create infrastructure," she said, the PTI report added.
Last week, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party president Sonia Gandhi, and leader of the party in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had turned down the invitation to attend the consecration ceremony.
The Congress leadership "respectfully declined" the invitation to attend the ceremony, while accusing the BJP of making it into a "political project" for electoral gains and asserting that religion is a "personal matter".