New Delhi: On the event of the a hundred and twenty fifth start anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on Saturday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee identified that Netaji didn’t get his due respect and asserted that the state will have fun the occasion as ‘Desh Nayak Diwas’.
Banerjee stated, “There has been no patriot like Netaji. He endorsed Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ for the National Anthem. He gave the ‘Jai Hind’ slogan. Netaji was a great philosopher. He envisioned the Planning Commission and the Indian National Army before Independence. But Netaji did not get his due respect.”
Criticising the central authorities in a vieled method, Banerjee stated, “They claim to revere Netaji but scrapped the Planning Commission. I do not know why?”
Netaji had foresight to conceptualise a Planning Commission & the Indian National Army earlier than Independence. They declare idolising him however scrap the Planning Commission. We’re celebrating it as a grand event due to his a hundred and twenty fifth start anniversary: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee https://t.co/3ewNIm8YUj pic.twitter.com/8dfEscIGlb
— ANI (@ANI) January 23, 2021
The chief minister stated, “We will celebrate the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as ‘Desh Nayak Diwas’. It is based on a great history. Rabindranath Tagore addressed Netaji as Desha Nayak. We formed a committee for Netaji’s 125th birth anniversary celebration. Amartya Sen, Abhijeet Banerjee and eminent personalities are part of the committee for the year-long celebration.”
She additionally introduced to introduce Netaji Subhas University and Jai Hind Vahini. “We know about the birthday but do not know about his death. This is very painful,” she added.
While there may be controversy over Bose’s demise in a airplane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, the Central authorities had in an RTI in 2017 confirmed that he had died within the incident.
#WATCH | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leads a march from Shyam Bazaar to Red Road in Kolkata, on the event of a hundred and twenty fifth start anniversary of #NetajiSubhashChandraBose pic.twitter.com/s9VpoUqPSa
— ANI (@ANI) January 23, 2021
Mamata Banerjee additional led a march from Shyam Bazaar to Red Road in Kolkata.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to go to Kolkata’s Netaji Bhawan at Elgin Road right now. The Prime Minister will preside over the inaugural operate of the ‘Parakram Diwas’ celebrations at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata.
In order to honour and bear in mind Netaji’s indomitable spirit and selfless service to the nation, the Government of India has determined to have fun his birthday on January 23 yearly as ‘Parakram Diwas’ to encourage individuals of the nation, particularly the youth, to behave with fortitude within the face of adversity as Netaji did, and to infuse in them a spirit of patriotic fervour.
Born to advocate Janakinath Bose in Odisha’s Cuttack on January 23, 1897, Netaji went on to play a key function within the freedom motion. He can be recognized for establishing the Azad Hind Fauj.