Mamata ‘shocked’ at Governor’s unilateral announcement of Bengal’s basis day

By PTI

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a letter to Governor CV Ananda Bose expressed “shock” at his “unilateral” determination to commemorate the state’s basis day on Tuesday.
Banerjee identified that the ache and trauma of partition was such, that individuals within the state have by no means commemorated any day as basis day since India’s independence.

“I am stunned and shocked to know that you have decided to organise a programme on 20.06.2023 at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata, commemorating what you have peculiarly chosen to describe as the State Foundation of West Bengal’,” Banerjee stated within the letter to Bose on Monday.

She stated that in a telephonic dialogue earlier within the day, Bose had admitted {that a} “unilateral and non-consultative decision” to declare a day because the state’s Foundation Day just isn’t warranted. Banerjee additionally identified that West Bengal was “carved out of the undivided State of Bengal in 1947 through a most painful and traumatic process. The process involved uprooting of millions of people across the border and death and displacement of innumerable families.”

“Since Independence, we in West Bengal have never rejoiced over, or commemorated, or celebrated, any day as the Foundation Day of West Bengal. Rather, we have seen the Partition as a result of unleashing of communal forces that could not be resisted at that point of time,” she stated.

Banerjee additionally wrote that individuals have been born and introduced up right here and have by no means commemorated any State Foundation Day for the aforesaid causes. If an occasion is carried out at Raj Bhavan, it “may at best be a programme of a political party, driven by vendetta, but not of the people or its Government,” the chief minister stated.

“The state was not founded on any particular day, least of all on any 20th of June. Contrarily, the State was formed through the infamous Radcliffe Award,” the letter learn. On June 20, 1947, two conferences of separate units of legislators within the Bengal Assembly have been held. One of those that wished West Bengal as a part of India, voted in favour of the decision by a majority. The different was of legislators of areas which ultimately turned East Pakistan.

For the district of Sylhet which was a part of Assam, it was determined to conduct a referendum.
Nearly 2.5 million individuals have been displaced from each side and properties price crores of rupees burnt down in post-partition rioting.

The British Parliament handed the India Independence Act on July 15, 1947, with none readability on the borders of the 2 states being torn aside – Bengal and Punjab.

On August 9 of that yr, a joint assertion was issued by outgoing Premier of Bengal HS Suharawardy And incoming Premiers of West Bengal and East Bengal, PC Ghosh and Khwaja Nazimuddin respectively, interesting for a peaceable and orderly transition and stating that boundaries of the Dominions usually are not but mounted.

The Cyril Radcliffe Boundary Commission award demarcating the borders was made public on August 17, two days after the formal announcement of independence.

A Peace Run’ by NCC cadets and a Sit and Draw occasion by college youngsters may even be held on the event.

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a letter to Governor CV Ananda Bose expressed “shock” at his “unilateral” determination to commemorate the state’s basis day on Tuesday.
Banerjee identified that the ache and trauma of partition was such, that individuals within the state have by no means commemorated any day as basis day since India’s independence.

“I am stunned and shocked to know that you have decided to organise a programme on 20.06.2023 at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata, commemorating what you have peculiarly chosen to describe as the State Foundation of West Bengal’,” Banerjee stated within the letter to Bose on Monday.

She stated that in a telephonic dialogue earlier within the day, Bose had admitted {that a} “unilateral and non-consultative decision” to declare a day because the state’s Foundation Day just isn’t warranted. Banerjee additionally identified that West Bengal was “carved out of the undivided State of Bengal in 1947 through a most painful and traumatic process. The process involved uprooting of millions of people across the border and death and displacement of innumerable families.” googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-1687167573941-0′); );

“Since Independence, we in West Bengal have never rejoiced over, or commemorated, or celebrated, any day as the Foundation Day of West Bengal. Rather, we have seen the Partition as a result of unleashing of communal forces that could not be resisted at that point of time,” she stated.

Banerjee additionally wrote that individuals have been born and introduced up right here and have by no means commemorated any State Foundation Day for the aforesaid causes. If an occasion is carried out at Raj Bhavan, it “may at best be a programme of a political party, driven by vendetta, but not of the people or its Government,” the chief minister stated.

“The state was not founded on any particular day, least of all on any 20th of June. Contrarily, the State was formed through the infamous Radcliffe Award,” the letter learn. On June 20, 1947, two conferences of separate units of legislators within the Bengal Assembly have been held. One of those that wished West Bengal as a part of India, voted in favour of the decision by a majority. The different was of legislators of areas which ultimately turned East Pakistan.

For the district of Sylhet which was a part of Assam, it was determined to conduct a referendum.
Nearly 2.5 million individuals have been displaced from each side and properties price crores of rupees burnt down in post-partition rioting.

The British Parliament handed the India Independence Act on July 15, 1947, with none readability on the borders of the 2 states being torn aside – Bengal and Punjab.

On August 9 of that yr, a joint assertion was issued by outgoing Premier of Bengal HS Suharawardy And incoming Premiers of West Bengal and East Bengal, PC Ghosh and Khwaja Nazimuddin respectively, interesting for a peaceable and orderly transition and stating that boundaries of the Dominions usually are not but mounted.

The Cyril Radcliffe Boundary Commission award demarcating the borders was made public on August 17, two days after the formal announcement of independence.
A Peace Run’ by NCC cadets and a Sit and Draw occasion by college youngsters may even be held on the event.