Mamata Banerjee - We will see whether the Governor has powers...
A resolution regarding bengal Day was passed in the West bengal assembly on thursday (September 7). Chief
Minister mamata banerjee said that bengal Day will be celebrated every year on april 15, on the day of Poila
Vaishakh (Bengali New Year). trinamool congress (TMC) Chief mamata banerjee said during this time that I
also support the proposal of making Rabindranath Tagore's song 'Banglar Mati, Banglar Jal' the state song of
Bengal. On raj Bhavan's delay in approving assembly resolutions, he said, "We will see whether governor CV
Anand Bose has more powers or the people."
Why did bjp protest?
According to news agency PTI, in the 294-member house of West bengal, 167 members voted in its favor and
passed the resolution. 62 bjp MLAs want to celebrate june 20 as Statehood Day, the day the bengal Assembly
voted in favor of partition. BJP's AMLA voted against the resolution. The only ISF mla did not participate in
the voting.
What did mamta Banerjee say?
The people of bengal do not support june 20. It is synonymous with violence and bloodshed. Marks the
partition as State Foundation Day. Banerjee had said last week that it was wrong for the Center to choose June
20 as the state's foundation day. A decision on this will be taken in the assembly.