Kolkata
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution declaring ‘Poila Baisakh’, the first day of the Bengali calendar, as ‘Bangla Dibas’ or West Bengal Foundation Day. The resolution was passed after a debate in the Assembly, with 167 MLAs voting in support of the resolution and 62 MLAs opposing the motion.
A controversy over the West Bengal Foundation Day had erupted earlier this year when Raj Bhavan had observed June 20, as the State Foundation Day. Participating in the debate in the State Assembly, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that since the country’s Independence, there was no particular day which was observed as the State Foundation Day and June 20 which brings back memories of partition has nothing to do with the foundation of the State.
