The resolution was passed by a 167-62 vote, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserting that Poila Baisakh will be observed as the statehood day, or Paschimbanga Dibas, irrespective of the Governor's approval.
A COMMITTEE of all-party MLAs to examine reported plantation of 33 crore trees during the previous Devendra Fadnavis government from 2014-’19 was formed in 2021 after there were allegations of misleading numbers.
The decision came two days after the Shiv Sena UBT faction sought her disqualification as the deputy chairperson on the grounds that she had switched parties.