Mamata chairs all party meet to discuss a suitable date for West Bengal Day thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When is 'Paschim Banga Divas' or West Bengal Day? The symbolic date to celebrate and honour the state is the latest bone of contention between the Mamata Banerjee-led state government and the BJP-led central government.
Criticising the Central government's decision to celebrate June 20 as “West Bengal Day”, Banerjee wrote in her letter, “I did not hear that West Bengal was established on June 20. The Centre's unilateral decision is surprising and alarming.”
A committee, constituted by the state assembly, has unanimously chosen 'Poila Boishakh' (the first day of the Bengali calendar) as the 'Paschim Banga Divas'