TMC welcomes Centres decision to erect Netajis statue says it aims at putting to rest tableau controversy
Kolkata Jan 21 PTI Trinamool Congress on Friday welcomed Centres decision to install a statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate in the national capital but asserted nonetheless that it was aimed at countering criticism after the rejection of West Bengals tableau themed on the nationalist leader for the Republic Day parade snowballed into a major row The real tribute would be have been paid had the Centre taken steps to unearth the mystery shrouding Netajis disappearance TMC said As the rejection of West Bengals tableau on Netaji has created a major controversy the Centre is trying to divert attention The decision to install the statue of Netaji is only aimed in that direction But we welcome the decision At the same time we feel that the real tribute would have been paid had the government taken steps to unearth the mystery shrouding his disappearance TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh said Echoing him party MP Sougata Roy said after the rejection of the tableau on Netaji BJPs claim of respecting icons of the nation stood exposed We welcome the decision But we feel there is no harm in allowing Netajis tableau by the West Bengal government at the Republic Day parade It was rejected due to narrow-minded politics Now as the BJP and its theatrics on the icons of our country has been exposed it decided to install the statue Roy said Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday announced that a grand statue of the freedom fighter will be installed at India Gate as a symbol of the countrys indebtedness to him Till the granite statue is completed a hologram statue would be put up at the same place Modi said The prime minister said that he will himself unveil the hologram statue on January 23 the 125th birth anniversary of the nationalist leader As the rejection of West Bengals tableau for the Republic Day parade snowballed into a major row Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee informing her that the CPWDs float for the occasion would pay homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose but her TMC was implacable saying the states dignity has been hurt In a letter to Modi on Sunday Banerjee had expressed shock at the rejection of the states tableau which is themed on Bose and his Indian National Army It also featured other Bengal icons like Rabindranath Tagore Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo Anita Bose-Pfaff the only child of Bose had said on Monday that the legendary freedom fighters legacy has often been partly exploited for political reasons She minced no words while acknowledging the fanfare that marked the start of Boses 125th birth anniversary year celebrations in 2021 in Kolkata had something to do with the elections in West Bengal the opening of the anniversary year was celebrated in a bigger way of all places in Kolkata had something to do with election and election prospects in Bengal The fact that nothing happened this year certainly the issue is not as important as last year she had told PTI in an interview All India Forward Bloc the party founded by Netaji too welcomed the Centres decision but criticised the exclusion of West Bengals tableau highlighting Boses contributions We welcome the decision to install the statue of Netaji at India Gate But we feel his legacy should not be seen through the prism of Centre-state politics The Centre should have allowed West Bengals tableau Naren Chatterjee the state secretary of the party said Bose had launched the AIFB in 1939 Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the BJP is trying to hijack the legacy of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose The high-level committee that was formed to plan a year-long programme to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the great leader never discussed any such thing As there has been a controversy the BJP took this shortcut to counter the criticism he said PTI PNT KK KK KK
Kolkata Jan 21 PTI Trinamool Congress on Friday welcomed Centres decision to install a statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate in the national capital but asserted nonetheless that it was aimed at countering criticism after the rejection of West Bengals tableau themed on the nationalist leader for the Republic Day parade snowballed into a major row The real tribute would be have been paid had the Centre taken steps to unearth the mystery shrouding Netajis disappearance TMC said As the rejection of West Bengals tableau on Netaji has created a major controversy the Centre is trying to divert attention The decision to install the statue of Netaji is only aimed in that direction But we welcome the decision At the same time we feel that the real tribute would have been paid had the government taken steps to unearth the mystery shrouding his disappearance TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh said Echoing him party MP Sougata Roy said after the rejection of the tableau on Netaji BJPs claim of respecting icons of the nation stood exposed We welcome the decision But we feel there is no harm in allowing Netajis tableau by the West Bengal government at the Republic Day parade It was rejected due to narrow-minded politics Now as the BJP and its theatrics on the icons of our country has been exposed it decided to install the statue Roy said Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday announced that a grand statue of the freedom fighter will be installed at India Gate as a symbol of the countrys indebtedness to him Till the granite statue is completed a hologram statue would be put up at the same place Modi said The prime minister said that he will himself unveil the hologram statue on January 23 the 125th birth anniversary of the nationalist leader As the rejection of West Bengals tableau for the Republic Day parade snowballed into a major row Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee informing her that the CPWDs float for the occasion would pay homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose but her TMC was implacable saying the states dignity has been hurt In a letter to Modi on Sunday Banerjee had expressed shock at the rejection of the states tableau which is themed on Bose and his Indian National Army It also featured other Bengal icons like Rabindranath Tagore Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo Anita Bose-Pfaff the only child of Bose had said on Monday that the legendary freedom fighters legacy has often been partly exploited for political reasons She minced no words while acknowledging the fanfare that marked the start of Boses 125th birth anniversary year celebrations in 2021 in Kolkata had something to do with the elections in West Bengal the opening of the anniversary year was celebrated in a bigger way of all places in Kolkata had something to do with election and election prospects in Bengal The fact that nothing happened this year certainly the issue is not as important as last year she had told PTI in an interview All India Forward Bloc the party founded by Netaji too welcomed the Centres decision but criticised the exclusion of West Bengals tableau highlighting Boses contributions We welcome the decision to install the statue of Netaji at India Gate But we feel his legacy should not be seen through the prism of Centre-state politics The Centre should have allowed West Bengals tableau Naren Chatterjee the state secretary of the party said Bose had launched the AIFB in 1939 Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the BJP is trying to hijack the legacy of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose The high-level committee that was formed to plan a year-long programme to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of the great leader never discussed any such thing As there has been a controversy the BJP took this shortcut to counter the criticism he said PTI PNT KK KK KK
