The West Bengal government has issued an order saying the State Song shall compulsorily be played with due respect in all state government functions at the start of the ceremony | Kolkata News
The West Bengal assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to observe Polia Baisakh - Bengali New Year Day - as the state day as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted that the day will be observed regardless of the approval of the state's
"I support the proposal of making Rabindranath Tagore s Banglar Mati Banglar Jol the official song of Bengal. People of Bengal don t support June 20, which is synonymous with violence and bloodshed which marked partition as the state foundation day," Banerjee said while speaking on the resolution.