August 29, 2015
WB Govt observes Sanskriti Divas on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan
At the initiative of West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee, the State Government has decided to celebrate Raksha Bandhan as Sanskriti Divas.
The idea behind this occasion is Rabindranath Tagore’s initiative to promote communal harmony by tying rakhis to Hindus and Muslims as a mark of protest against Partition of Bengal in 1905.
Sanskriti Divas will be observed by the state youth services department at all 341 blocks, 117 municipalities, 5 corporations, 144 wards of KMC, 20 district sadar towns and GTA areas.
The state-level function on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan will be held at Y Road near Metro Channel in Kolkata at 3 PM.
From the state youth services department, rakhis have been sent to each municipal and panchayat office across the state. MLAs and MPs have been asked to attend Raksha Bandhan events in their constituencies.
Apart from the government, Trinamool leaders and workers in every block and sub-division have started reaching out to people with rakhis since morning.
Tweets by Mamata Banerjee on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan:
Heartiest Raksha Bandhan greetings to all my brothers and sisters. United we stand, divided we fall pic.twitter.com/Fga6RhSMxG
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 28, 2015
আমার সকল ভাই ও বোনেদের জন্য রইল রাখিবন্ধন উৎসবের শুভেচ্ছা pic.twitter.com/RXUa4ia9nD
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 28, 2015
আমার সকল ভাই ও বোনেদের জন্য রইল রাখিবন্ধন উৎসবের শুভেচ্ছা pic.twitter.com/RXUa4ia9nD
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 28, 2015
