Earlier, eminent painter Jogen Choudhary, who was present in the meeting, protested the treatment meted out to the Chief Minister (PTI/File)
His decision comes a day after Banerjee was apparently denied a chance to speak during the virtual meeting of chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would not attend a meeting called by the Center to discuss ways to celebrate the birth anniversary of philosopher and revolutionary leader Rishi Aurobindo on August 15 next year as part of the 75th independence. Day Celebration. His decision comes a day after Banerjee was apparently denied a chance to speak during the virtual meeting of chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The CM, who was addressing a meeting of government officials, academicians and prominent personalities, said she would have given her inputs if allowed to speak at the meeting chaired by the PM on Independence Day celebrations. “It is not right to politicize everything. I will not be able to attend tomorrow’s meeting as we have already outlined several programs on Rishi Aurobindo. Please write a letter to inform that I will not attend (the meeting).”
Earlier, eminent painter Jogen Chowdhury, who was present at the meeting, “opposed the treatment meted out to the Chief Minister, saying it was an insult to Bengal which had contributed significantly to the independence movement.” Poet Joy Goswami echoed similarly. feelings.
The CM also condemned the alleged attempts to “distort” history at multiple levels, saying “the younger generation should know the facts and not break the facts”. “Whatever one’s ideology, history cannot be changed according to what it says,” Banerjee said.
He said that a separate chapter of all the important events of our freedom struggle should be included in the school curriculum, further asking Education Minister Bratya Basu to look into the matter. The TMC boss said programs would be organized next month on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
He said that all the records and information of freedom struggle in state archives, in police files and elsewhere would be digitized for public knowledge. It will also include dossiers about Netaji. A week-long program will also be organized in August to commemorate 75 years of independence. The CM asked the state officials to start a project to mark all the important places during the freedom struggle and create a tourism circuit, while also assuring that “financing will not be a problem as we are all great sons and daughters”. are indebted to. India”.
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