Lucknow, 20 June (HS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath has formally expressed his wishes to the people of West Bengal on

the occasion of Paschimbanga Divas.

The day is marked on June 20, the date in 1947 when the Bengal Legislative

Assembly initially passed a plan to divide Bengal, championed by Jana Sangh founder

Syama Prasad Mookerjee. The observance was recently promoted by the state's BJP

leadership. This is in contrast to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership,

which has traditionally designated the first day of the Bengali New Year (Poila

Baisakh) as the state's founding day. CM Yogi Adityanath actively engaged in

West Bengal events earlier this year as part of a high-profile electoral

campaign. The day is closely followed by the International Yoga Day

celebrations in Kolkata, which frequently include significant national leaders.

In a post on X, he remarked, “Heartfelt congratulations to

all the residents of the state on West Bengal Day. Blessed by the grace of

Mother Kali and the sacred land of great saints, thinkers, revolutionaries, and

litterateurs, West Bengal has continued to illuminate the national life with

the inspiration of luminaries such as Swami Vivekananda, Netaji Subhas Chandra

Bose, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, and Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. Under the

illustrious guidance of the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji and

the able leadership of the Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri @SuvenduWB Ji, may the

resolve of 'Sonar Bangla' be realized, and may this glorious state establish

new dimensions of development and prosperity—this is the auspicious wish.”

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi