State s foundation Day to be observed on Poila Baishak thestatesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestatesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.