YK MYK PUT HEALTHCARE SECTOR AT THE CORE OF BUDGET 2022-23 OPINION Rs. 3 KOLKATA MONDAY, 24 JAN, 2022 PG- 8, YEAR— 8, ISSUE— 244 (RNI NO: WBENG / 2014 / 56803) MINING ALLEGATIONS BY AKALI DAL LEADER FRIVOLOUS: PUNJAB CM NATION Morning India Mamata Banerjee questions indifferent attitude of Centre towards West Bengal over Netaji’s tableau MI NEWS SERVICE West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a programme to celebrate 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Kolkata on Sunday KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the Centre is building Subhas Chandra Bose's statue in Delhi at the same time when it rejected West Bengal's tableau, depicting the role of Netaji in Indian Freedom struggle highlighting the indifferent attitude of the Centre's towards the State. Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a public event marking the 125th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose in Kolkata on Sunday said the state government is bringing back the Planning Commission conceptualised by the freedom fighter. "We are bringing Planning Commission in Bengal, even if it has been abolished by Delhi (Centre)," the Chief Minister said in Kolkata. She said that the Centre is building Subhas Chandra Bose's statue in Delhi at a time when it rejected West Bengal's tableau, depicting the role of Netaji in the Indian freedom struggle which highlights the indifferent attitude of the Centre towards the State. "Why so allergic to Bengal? You (Centre) rejected Bengal tableau (for Republic Day)...You are making (Netaji) statue (in Delhi) because we pressurised you," she said while addressing a public event marking the 125th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose. In a veiled attack towards the Centre, the Trinamool Congress supremo said, "Some forces are trying to divide the country over religion, over Hindus and Muslims. I request them to read about Mahatma Gandhi ji, Swami Vivekananda ji and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ji. None of these personalities ever talked about dividing the country." Opposing Centre's move to merge the flame of Amar Jawan Jyoti with National War Memorial, she said, "The Centre is doing politics over this matter. We pay homage to all martyrs and freedom fighters. The Centre cannot create differences among soldiers who lost their lives for the nation. I challenge no one can delete the history of Bengal and India. If they do so, they are playing with fire." "The Centre should have PM Modi unveils hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate Union Minister pays floral tributes to Netaji U MI NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate here on Sunday. In order to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and as part of the year-long celebrations, the government has decided to install a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate. Till the work on the statue is completed, a hologram statue of Netaji will be present at the same place The statue, made of granite, shall be a fitting tribute to the immense contribution of Netaji to our freedom struggle and would be a symbol of the country's indebtedness to him. The hologram statue will be powered by a 30,000 lumens 4K projector. An invisible, high gain, 90 per cent transparent holographic screen has been erected in such a way that it is not visible to visitors. The 3D image of Netaji will be projected on it to create the effect of a hologram. The size of the hologram statue is 28 feet in height and 6 feet in width. During the programme, the Prime Minister will also confer the Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 in the investiture ceremony. A total of seven awards will be presented during the ceremony. It has been the constant endeavour of the Prime Minister to honour the freedom fighters in a befitting manner and the special focus of these efforts has been on the legendary freedom fighter and visionary leader, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Several steps have been taken in this regard, including the announcement that his birth anniversary will be celebrated as Parakram Diwas every year. In this spirit, Republic Day celebrations will begin a day early, from January 23. Parliamentarians pay tributes to Netaji Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Minister and Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal paid floral tributes at the portrait of Netaji Subhas nion Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Sunday paid floral tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary at BJP office in Lucknow. Born on January 23, 1897, Netaji played a crucial role in India's freedom movement. Subhas Chandra Bose had also established the Azad Hind Fauj. After paying floral tributes, Thakur held a meeting with the office-bearers and workers of the State Mahila Morcha. "Shri @ianuragthakur held a meeting with the office-bearers and workers of the State Mahila Morcha in the Uttar Pradesh BJP office and paid floral tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary," tweeted the office of Anurag Singh Thakur. Elections to the 403 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases starting February 10. The polling in Uttar Pradesh will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, and March 3 and 7 in seven phases. The counting of votes will take place on March 10. Chandra Bose in the Central Hall of Parliament House on his 125th birth anniversary on Sunday. Among other dignitaries who paid tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were Union Ministers, Members of Parliament and former Members of Parliament. The Secretaries-General of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Utpal Kumar Singh and PC Mody, respectively, also paid tributes. A booklet containing the profile of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, brought out in Hindi and English by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was presented to the dignitaries. The portrait of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was unveiled by the then President of India, Dr N Sanjiva Reddy, in the Central Hall of Parliament House on January 23, 1978. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Minister and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal and other dignitaries paid tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, in Central Hall of Parliament House, on January 23, 2022. Notably, last year, the Government had declared January 23 as Parakram Diwas to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Born on January 23, 1897, Netaji played a crucial role in India's freedom movement. Subhas Chandra Bose had also established the Azad Hind Fauj. In a first, India will begin Republic Day celebrations from January 23 instead of January 24, to include the birth anniversary of late freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. It will end on January 30, the day Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. To commence the celebrations of Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of Netaji's 125th birth anniversary, will unveil the hologram statue of the freedom fighter at India Gate in Delhi on Sunday at around 6 pm. On January 21, the Prime Minister informed that a grand granite statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate soon. respect for freedom fighters. In the statue of Netaji Bose being built in the national capital, you can write the birthday of Netaji, but what about the date of his death? The Centre yet is unable to find out," she added. Speaking on this further, Banerjee said, "Till today we don't know about Netaji's whereabouts. They (Centre) had said that when they come to power, they will work on it but nothing happened. In fact, we (state) have released and declassified all files on Netaji Bose." Born on January 23, 1897, Netaji played a crucial role in India's freedom movement. Subhas Chandra Bose had also established the Azad Hind Fauj. While there is a controversy over Bose's death in a plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, the Central government had in an RTI (Right to Information) in 2017 confirmed that he had died in the incident. Notably, last year, the Government had declared 23rd January as Parakram Diwas to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. In a first, India will begin Republic Day celebrations from January 23 instead of January 24, to include the birth anniversary of late freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. It will end on January 30, the day Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. To commence the celebrations of Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of Netaji's 125th birth anniversary, will unveil the hologram statue of the freedom fighter at India Gate in Delhi on Sunday at around 6 pm. On January 21, the Prime Minister informed that a grand granite statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate soon. The Prime Minister has said that till the time the work for the "grand statue" of Netaji, made of granite, is completed, a hologram statue would be installed at the same place. India celebrates Republic Day on January 26 every year. DRUNK DRIVING CLAIMS 1 MI NEWS SERVICE KOLKATA: Police have arrested Rahul Banerjee, the driver who under the influence of alcohol was involved in an accident at Bapuji Nagar in Jadavpur. The accused had been taken to court on Sunday. The accident happened after he was returning from a party. Six people who got injured are still being treated at Baghajatin State General Hospital following the accident. On Saturday at 10:15 pm, a white car coming from Jadavpur broke the traffic signal and hit a tea shop located in Bapuji Nagar. A person was having tea there. After crushing him, the car struck another shop, including a nearby eatery. Then it rammed into a bike. A total of 6 people were injured in the collision. The injured were taken to Bagha Jatin State General Hospital.