The ground was decorated with symbols deeply associated with the state, ranging from Kolkata’s yellow taxis, hand-pulled rickshaws to images of Dakshineswar Temple and Belur Math.
PM Modi said that Syama Prasad Mookerjee emerged as the key figure who resisted such efforts and launched a movement for a separate homeland for Bengali Hindus within India.
The bifurcation of Bengal and the subsequent creation of West Bengal owes its origin to the leadership of Shyama Prasad Mookherjee who championed the idea of a ‘Hindu homeland’ within the Indian union.
The date holds historical significance as it was on June 20, 1947, that the Bengal Provincial Legislative Assembly passed the resolution for West Bengal to remain a part of India.
The restrictions will not be applicable for vehicles carrying LPG Cylinders, CNG, petroleum, oil, lubricants and oxygen, vegetable, medicine, fruits, fish and milk.
Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Thursday criticised the Trinamul Congress (TMC) over its reported plan to move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Parliament, alleging that the move was politically motivated.
An acute shortage of LPG cylinders has begun to affect operations at the Jagannath Temple in Digha, forcing authorities to drastically scale down the quantity of bhog prepared for devotees.
Trinamul Congress leadership demanded resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being unprepared leading to the crises of cooking gas, both in the domestic and commercial supply, leading to the ordeal of lakhs of people across the country.
Scientists at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered two new species of lichen moths which is being considered a historic milestone in Indian entomology.
The division Bench also observed that hearing the matter on a fast-track basis will not be possible for the Bench.
