Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) A day before the arrival of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to participate in the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, a bust of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder was vandalised in Kolkata, said the police on Sunday.According to the police, the lower part of the altar was found broken on Sukea Street in central Kolkata.The bust was installed in the Sukea Street area in view of the birth anniversary celebrations of the Jana Sangh founder. It was sche…
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Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal on July 6, the birth anniversary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, and attend a special programme at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in Kolkata’s New Town area, a senior state Bharatiya Janata Party leader said here on Tuesday.According to the leader, a meeting was held at the BJP’s Salt Lake office in Kolkata on Monday evening to finalise preparations for the July 6 events.Chief Ministe…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin on Tuesday led party leaders in paying rich glowing tributes to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his martyrdom day. A workers’ conference was organised by the Karol Bagh District BJP and a seminar on the life and contributions of Mookerjee was also held earlier in the day.Addressing the seminar, Nabin highlighted Mookerjee’s life journey, recalling his decision to resign from the Union Cabinet …
Bhopal, Jun 23 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said that a special fortnight will be observed across the state from Tuesday till July 6 to commemorate the birth and martyrdom anniversaries of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Speaking during a virtual address to Mayors and Chairpersons of municipal bodies from the Chief Minister’s residence on Monday, Chief Minister Yadav said Mookerjee’s entire life was dedicated to national unity and integrity.Born on Ju…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin on Tuesday paid floral tributes to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his 73rd martyrdom day at the party headquarters in New Delhi and said that the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership was the “true tribute” to the BJP ideologue’s vision and sacrifice.Nabin, accompanied by BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) BL Santosh and senior party leader Vasun…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wrote a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, congratulating him on selecting June 20 as “Bengal Foundation Day” due to the historical significance of the date. “When it comes to West Bengal’s history, 20th June has a special significance. I would like to congratulate you and the West Bengal Government on taking the decision to mark this day as Statehood Day, which will deepen the connection between this st…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The current youth generation in West Bengal needs to be aware of the history behind the relevance of June 20 as “Bengal Foundation Day” and the contribution of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee towards it, which, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress, the Communists and subsequently the Trinamool Congress deliberately tried to erase from the memories of the people of the state.“First, the Congress regime in West Bengal, then that of the Lef…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in West Bengal on Saturday afternoon to a packed schedule till Sunday.As per the schedule provided by the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Prime Minister will arrive at the Kalaikunda airbase of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at 2.30 P.M. on Saturday.From Kalaikunda, he will leave by a special helicopter for Tarakeswar in Hooghly district, where he will be attending a programme of the West Bengal government on …
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first programme in West Bengal, when he arrives in the state on Saturday will be at Tarakeswar in the Hooghly district, about 62 km from Kolkata. But, what is so important about Tarakeswar that the Prime Minister has decided to celebrate ‘Paschimbanga Divas’ (West Bengal Day) there? For the uninitiated, it was at Tarakeswar that a meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha was held on April 15, 1947, authorising Bharatiya Jana Sangh foun…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) While states in India usually observe foundation day to celebrate the moment of birth and glory, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress chose “Poila Boisakh” (the first day of the first month on Bengali calendar) to mark “Paschim Banga Divas” or West Bengal Day. This came from a contention that June 20, 1947, reflects the trauma over the blood spilt and large number of displacements associated with the Partition.But the day also marks the larger struggle for Indepen…