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Truth about Netaji must come out through documentation & proof: WB CM

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Today is the 119th birth anniversary of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, one of the greatest freedom fighters India has produced.

The West Bengal Government celebrates his birth anniversary with much fanfare. Three-day celebrations of ‘Subhas Utsav’ is being held in every corner of the State.

This is the third year in a row that the official celebrations by the West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee are being held at the Mall in Darjeeling. The Chief Minister inaugurated the programmes at 12 pm.

Incidentally, the West Bengal Government last year became the only State Government to declassify is the only State Government to declassify all files related to Netaji.

On her Twitter page, WB CM wrote:

The salient points of the Chief Minister’s speech are as follows:

  • The country deserves to know what happened to Netaji, who fought for the independence of our country.
  • 75 yrs ago Netaji left the country but we still don’t know what happened to him after that; people deserve to know the truth.
  • We want to see the files which would bring to light the details of Netaji after he left this country.
  • Netaji must be given the title of ‘Leader of the Nation,’ he deserves this honour.
  • The truth about Netaji must come out through documentation and proof.
  • It is our responsibility towards the youth and the future generations to share with them the truth about Netaji.
  • The national anthem, the national song and the slogan, ‘Jai Hind’ all came from Bengal. We are proud of our heritage.
  • We congratulate all the people of Darjeeling who work hard to develop the region. That should be our only aim.
  • We have spent Rs 131 crore already for the Tamang, Sherpa, Lepcha, Bhutia and Mangar Development Boards.
  • Two more development boards – for the Limbu and Khanbu-Rai communities – will soon be formed.
  • Netaji was a true leader of the nation. A true leader does not need to reiterate that he is a leader.

 

নেতাজির শেষ জীবনের সত্যতা প্রকাশ্যে আসা উচিতঃ মুখ্যমন্ত্রী 

ভারতবর্ষের স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামীদের মধ্যে অন্যতম মহান নেতা নেতাজি সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু আজ ১১৯তম জন্মবার্ষিকী।

পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার নেতাজির জন্মদিবস আড়ম্বরে পালন করে থাকে। এই উপলক্ষে তিনদিন-ব্যাপী ‘সুভাষ উতৎব’ সারা রাজ্যে পালন করা হচ্ছে।

এই নিয়ে তৃতীয়বার পশ্চিমবঙ্গের মুখ্যমন্ত্রী শ্রীমতী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় নেতাজির জন্মবার্ষিকী দার্জিলিং-এর ম্যালে উদ্ঘোধন করলেন। দুপুর ১২-টায় এই অনুষ্ঠানের উদ্বোধন হয়েছে।

পশ্চিমবঙ্গ একমাত্র রাজ্য যারা কিনা নেতাজি সংক্রান্ত যাবতীয় গোপন ফাইল প্রকাশ করেছে।

 

মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর ভাষনের প্রধাণ বক্তব্যঃ

  • নেতাজি দেশের জন্য লড়েছিলেন
  • নেতাজি ৭৫ বছর আগে দেশ ছেড়ে চলে গিয়েছিলেন, আর ফেরেননি
  • দেশের মানুষের নেতাজির শেষ জীবন সম্বন্ধে জানার অধিকার আছে
  • সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু বেঁচে আছেন কিনা সেই ফাইল আমরা চাই
  • নেতাজি সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু হলেন জাতির নেতা, দেশের নেতা
  • সম্মানের সঙ্গে নেতাজি বেঁচে থাকবেন সবার মনে
  • রটিয়ে দেওয়া হল তিনি মারা গিয়েছে বিমান দুর্ঘটনায়, তাহলে আজও কেন ডি এন এ টেস্ট কেন করা হয়নি?
  • আমাদের উন্নয়ন পর্ষদ গুলি খুব ভালো কাজ করছে
  • জয় হিন্দ স্লোগান দিয়েছিলেন নেতাজি
  • আপনারা গরিবদের জন্য কাজ করুন, জনতার জন্য কাজ করুন, দার্জিলিংএর জন্য কাজ করুন
  • নেতাজির সঙ্গে অন্যায় হয়েছিল, অবিচার হয়েছিল আমরা এর সুবিচার চাই, এর কৈফিয়ত চাই
  • নেতাজির সঙ্গে রাশিয়ায় কি হয়েছিল তা আমরা জানতে চাই
  • তামাং, লেপচা, শেরপা, ভুটিয়া এবং মাঙ্গার বোর্ড তৈরির জন্য আমরা ১৩১ কোটি টাকা খরচ করেছি
  • লিম্বু এবং খাম্বু-রাই সম্প্রদায়ের জন্য আরও ২টি বোর্ড তৈরি হবে
  • নেতাজি ছিলেন দেশের প্রকৃত নেতা

 

WB CM gives away prizes for Himal Terai Sports Festival

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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee was present at the concluding ceremony of the Himal Terai Sports Festival 2016 today, and gave away the prizes. The ceremony was held at North Point, Darjeeling.

The sports festival was jointly organised by the Siliguri Police Commisionerate, West Bengal Sports Department and Darjeeling Police.

The Chief Minister is currently on a visit to North Bengal. She inaugurated a safari park near Siliguri yesterday and will be present during the official celebration of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary at Darjeeling Chowrasta tomorrow.

The salient points of her speech:

  • West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee speaks at the awards ceremony of Himal Terai Sports Festival.
  • We are providing sports equipment and jerseys to the sportspersons who are taking part in these events.
  • More than 3500 sportspersons taking part.
  • We are providing Rs 1 lakh each to the Sherpas.
  • We have provided a grant of Rs 131 crore for upliftment of the Hills communities.
  • All clubs have been granted Rs 25,000.
  • I don’t pay attention to hate-mongers. I just do my developmental work.
  • I’ve received many requests for creating development boards for the various communities. We will consider them.
  • In 4.5 yrs we i have come to North Bengal over 100 times. Darjeeling is an integral part of Bengal.
  • We are providing Rs 1 lakh to the Sherpas for their developent.
  • Some people speak ill of me, but I do not pay heed to them, I continue to work for you always.
  • I have received several requests for setting up of development boards for various communities, we will consider them.

 

হিমাল-তরাই-ডুয়ার্স ক্রীড়া উত্সবের পুরস্কার বিতরণ করলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী 

হিমাল-তরাই-ডুয়ার্স ক্রীড়া উত্সবের পুরস্কার বিতরণী ও সমাপ্তি অনুষ্ঠানে আজ দার্জিলিং নর্থ পয়েন্টে উপস্থিত ছিলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়।

প্রত্যেক বছরের ন্যায় এবছরেও তিনি দার্জিলিং পুলিশ ও শিলিগুড়ি কমিশনারেট আয়োজিত এই ক্রীড়া উত্সবের পুরস্কার প্রদান করেছেন কৃতি ক্রীড়াবিদদের।

মুখ্যমন্ত্রী গতকাল উত্তরবঙ্গে পৌঁছান। সেখানে তিনি শিলিগুড়ির কাছে এক সাফারি পার্কের উদ্বোধন করেন। আগামীকাল তিনি দার্জিলিঙে নেতাজি সুভাষ চন্দ্র বোসের জন্মবার্ষিকী উপলক্ষে এক অনুষ্ঠানে যোগ দেবেন।

মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর বক্তব্যের কিছু অংশঃ  

  • শেরপা ভাইবোনদের প্রত্যেককে ১ লাখ করে সাহায্য করেছি
  • উন্নয়নের জন্যও মোট ১৩১ কোটি টাকা দিয়েছি আমরা
  • প্রতিটি ক্লাবকে ২৫ হাজার টাকা অনুদান দেওয়া হল
  • আমরা চাই পাহাড়কে সুইজারল্যান্ড বানাতে
  • আমরা চাই দার্জিলিং ভালো থাকুক
  • গত সাড়ে চার বছরে আমি ১০০ বারেরও বেশী উত্তরবঙ্গ পরিদর্শনে এসেছি, দার্জিলিং বাংলার অভেদ্য অঙ্গ
  • শেরপা ভাইবোনদের প্রত্যেককে ১ লাখ করে সাহায্য করা হয়েছে
  • আমি দার্জিলিং এ অনেক কাজ করেছি, আমার বিরুদ্ধে কেউ কথা বল্লেও আমি কিছু বলিনা, আমি শুধু কাজ করে যাই
  • আমি বিভিন্ন জন জাতির জন্য উন্নয়ন পর্ষদ গড়ার আবেদন পেয়েছি, সেগুলি আমি বিবেচনা করে দেখব
  • আমি শেরপা, লেপচা, তামাং দের জন্য উন্নয়ন পর্ষদ বোর্ড গঠন করেছি
  • আমরা ঝগড়া চাই না, জনতার সাহায্য চাই
  • আমরা দার্জিলিং-এর যুব সম্প্রদায়, মা-বোনদের প্রতিশ্রুতি দিচ্ছি পাহাড়ের উন্নয়ন করার

 

Abhishek Banerjee exhorts the Hills people to bring Trinamool Congress to power

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Trinamool Yuva Congress all-India Chairperson Abhishek Banerjee has called for ousting the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Hills. He was speaking at a rally at the Sports Authority ground in Mirik near Darjeeling on Wednesday, January 20.

He began by congratulating the people for coming in droves to hear him speak, and said that he would go back and assure Trinamool Congress Chairperson Ms Mamata Banerjee that it is only a matter of time before the party come to power there.

He said that for a long time GJM chief Bimal Gurung has been fooling the people of the Hills, and so is the BJP. Now the time has come for removing them from power. As an example of how the Trinamool Congress works for the people, he cited the case of Bhaichung Bhutia, who, despite losing in the Lok Sabha elections, has worked tirelessly for the people there.

Unlike the BJP, he said the Trinamool works for the development of the State – the way things have changed for the better in the last five years is proof of that. The Trinamool Congress Government has given Rs 15 crore for renovating the lake in Mirik, and make it a better attraction for tourists.

He ended by once again exhorting the people to make sure that they vote Trinamool Congress to power.

 

অভিষেক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় পাহাড়ের মানুষকে ডাক দিলেন তৃণমূলকে ক্ষমতায় আনার  জন্য 

তৃণমূল যুব কংগ্রেস সর্বভারতীয় সভাপতি অভিষেক বন্দ্যপাধ্যায় পাহাড় থেকে মোর্চা এবং বিজেপিকে উৎখেপনের ডাক দিলেন। তিনি মিরিকের স্পোর্টস অথরিটির মাঠ থেকে বক্তৃতা দিচ্ছিলেন গত বুধবার।

উনি মানুষদের ধন্যবাদ দিলেন বহু বাধা অতিক্রম করে তার সভায় আসার জন্য। এখন তিনি ফিরে গিয়ে তৃণমূল সভানেত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়কে আশ্বাস দিতে পারবেন যে তৃণমূলের পাহাড়ে ক্ষমতায় আসার শুধু সময়ের অপেক্ষা।

তিনি বললেন যে বহুদিন ধরে মোর্চা এবং বি জে পি পাহাড়ের মানুষের চোখে ধুলো দিয়ে এসেছে। এখন সময় এসেছে তাদের পাহাড় থেকে উৎখেপন করার। তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস চিরকাল মানুষের পাশে থেকেছে। উদাহারণ হিসেবে বললেন যে ভাইচুং ভুটিয়া লোকসভা নির্বাচন হারা সত্ত্বেও পাহাড়ের মানুষের জন্য কাজ করে এসেছেন।

তৃণমূল চিরকালই মানুষের জন্য কাজ করে এসেছে – গত ৫ বছরের কাজ কাজ দেখেই তা নির্ধারন করা যায়। মিরিক লেকের সংস্ক্রণের জন্য ১৫ কোটি টাকা দিয়েছে।

শেষে অভিষেক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় আবার পাহাড়ের মানুষকে তৃণমূল কংগ্রেসকে ক্ষমতায় ফেরানোর জন্য বললেন।

 

West Bengal to get five new districts

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West Bengal Cabinet led by Mamata Banerjee on Friday cleared the deck for setting up five new districts – Kalimpong, Basirhat, Sunderbans, Jhargram and Burdwan industrial, as it was announced by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

By bifurcating Midnapore (west), Jhargram will be formed. From South 24-Parganas, Sunderbans is to be curved out, similarly Basirhat will be formed from North 24-Parganas. Burdwan will be bifurcated into Burdwan Rural and Burdwan Industrial. Kalimpong will be carved out of Darjeeling district.

Mamata Banerjee, after becoming chief minister, had promised about setting up new districts for better administrative control and so that public service can be delivered at the door steps of the people staying at remote areas.

The five new districts will increase the number of districts of Bengal to 25. Earlier on June 25, Alipuduar became the 20th district of the state after it was curved out of Jalpaiguri.

 

WB Govt announces loan for workers of closed tea gardens

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The state government on Tuesday announced soft loan to be provided to the planters of closed and sick tea gardens of North Bengal from the Rs 100 crore special corpus fund for tea industry.

The decision came after state labour minister Malay Ghatak held few rounds of meetings with the tea planters, trade union leaders and the officials of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts here at Uttar Kanya.

State food minister Jyotipriya Mullick also attended the meeting. Later, speaking to reporters, Mr Ghatak said, “The loan at low interest rate would be provided to the owners of sick and closed tea gardens to be used for the welfare of workers.”

The minister said the condition to get the loan is that the planters should use the loan only to carry out workers’ welfare activities.

He also informed that the state government is working to extend the National Food Security Act to the tea gardens by January 1, 2016. Under the act, the beneficiaries would get subsidized ration. The act was implemented in the state from September.

CPM and BJP playing a got-up game to stall Parliament: Sudip Bandyopadhyay

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Leader of Trinamool in Lok Sabha, Sudip Bandyopadhyay today alleged that the CPM and BJP are playing a got-up match in the Lok Sabha to stall the debate on intolerance.

“I want to ask the CPM and BJP if this is a got-up match. It appears to me that the CPM and BJP have decided they will not allow the intolerance debate to take place,” he said.

 

Adjournment Motion

Earlier today, he moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss the very urgent issue of escalating price rise.

“The prices of essential commodities is skyrocketing. Hungry people are fighting with hunger,” Sudip Bandyopadhyay said on the flood of the House.

He also suggested that the government must bring 15 essential commodities under public distribution system, which will largely benefit poor people.

Tourist inflow

During the Question Hour, Sudip Bandyopadhyay suggested to the Union Tourism Minister that the Centre should consider launching a tiger safari in Sunderbans (on the lines of South African safari) to boost the footfall of foreign tourists to the country.

The Kolkata North MP also suggested that Darjeeling – which is the Queen of Hills – should be brought on the World Tourism Map to boost tourist inflow to India.

The Union Minister promised that the proposals will be considered by his Ministry.

WB CM forms a development board for Mangar community

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West Bengal Chief Minister on Wednesday announced formation of a development board for the Mangar community residing in the state and sanctioned funds for the Lepcha Board.

“The Hill communities are very close to my heart. Today I have announced setting up of a development board for the Mangar community,” Ms Banerjee said on a Facebook post during her tour to Darjeeling district.

She said funds have been sanctioned for construction of night schools, hostels for girls, jhora improvement schemes, apart from several other projects for the Lepcha Board, which would now be known as the West Bengal Mayal Lyang Lepcha Development Board.

“Today, I have handed over to them a cheque of Rs 10 crore for construction of ‘Rong Lee’ houses for Lepcha families. 2,000 such houses have already been completed and (work on) 1,000 more are going on, which will be completed very soon,” the chief minister said.

Since its formation, the Lepcha Board has actively worked for development of housing, education, livelihood, sanitation, tourism and preservation and propagation of heritage, arts and crafts and language of the community, she said.

As a part of the ‘Clean Darjeeling, Green Darjeeling’ mission, the government has sanctioned 22,500 toilets for various Hill communities involving a substantial funding.

“We have taken a decision to build two 100-seater Youth Hostels – one for Lepcha Board and another for Tamang Board at Rs. 5 crore each. The hostels will be equipped with solar lighting, solar heating, rainwater harvesting and other modern eco-friendly amenities,” Ms Banerjee added.

Tamang community confers the title ‘Nalsang Dolma’ (Goddess of Light) on WB CM

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On the invitation of the Tamang Development and Cultural Board, West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee was present in their First Foundation Day Celebration in Kalimpong on September 15, 2015.

The Board was formed by West Bengal Government in July, 2014.

It was a very colourful show with thousands of participants comprising various indigenous people of the hills turning out in their traditional attire and performing their traditional arts.

The Tamang community conferred on WB CM the title “Nalsang Dolma” (The Goddess of Light).

“I feel humbled with their love and affection,” WB CM tweeted in response.

“Our government is providing support for building houses, livelihood, preservation of language and culture and development of handicrafts and traditional art forms of these people of the hills,” she further wrote on her Facebook page.

On the occasion, WB CM handed over a cheque of Rs 10 crore to Tamang Board as first installment for construction of 1000 houses.

The Chief Minister also released funds to Sherpa Board and to Bhutia Board for construction of houses for Sherpa and Bhutia communities, respectively.

Darjeeling will remain in Bengal: WB CM

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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee while addressing a gathering in Kalimpong said she was ready to lay down her life for the Hills but would not allow the Hills to separate from Bengal.

The message was loud and clear. “Mera jindagi pahar ke liye barbad karney ke liye hum taihar hain, lekin hum pahar chorney ke liye, torney ke liye taihar nehi hain” (I am prepared to lay down my life for the Hills but will not leave the Hills or allow the separation of Hills), said the chief minister.

She was addressing a large gathering in Kalimpong on the occasion of the foundation day of Tamang development and cultural board. “I do not come to the Hills to indulge in politics. The Hills have not witnessed any developmental activity for a long time. I come to the Hills to ensure development,” said Banerjee.

WB CM also said, “The Mangar community has been demanding a development board for long. Let me work out how we can resolve their problem.”

“I have come to the Hills more than 70 times. However, I do not come to the Hills just to enjoy the view and the weather. I come here when the people of the Hills are in trouble. My heart is with the Hills. When the Hills cry I cry, when the Hills smile, I smile,” said the CM.

No politics in the development of Hills: WB CM

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WB CM, who is on a 3-day tour of the Hills, made a stopover at Dow Hill, Kurseong on Monday to lay the foundation stone of an education hub and Himalayan Centre of the Presidency University.

“I have not come here to do politics. The people of the Hills are so simple, warm hearted and give me love that I have come here to join hearts. Till I am alive I will work for the development of the Hills. Today marks a new dawn in Kurseong in the education sector,” she said.

The CM also stated that soon a Medical College would come up in Kurseong.

She is expected to attend a programme organised by the Tamang Development Board at Dr Graham’s Homes, Kalimpong later today.

On September 16, the Chief Minister is expected to attend a programme hosted by the Lepcha Development Board at the Kalimpong Mela Ground.

She will head back to Kolkata on September 17.