"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.
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The Bengal CM expressed displeasure at the absence of Opposition parties such as CPI(M) and CPI from the all-party meeting, even though both Left parties are constituents of the Opposition alliance INDIA, of which the TMC is also a part