West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that India must have four rotating capitals instead of just New Delhi.
She said this while addressing a rally that was organized in Kolkata to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
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“I believe that India must have four rotating capitals. The English ruled the entire country from Kolkata. Why should there be only one capital city in our country,” a report quoted Mamata Banerjee as saying.
A massive rally or ‘padayatra’ led by the West Bengal chief minister was taken out from Shyam Bazaar to Red Road in Kolkata on Saturday.
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Mamata Banerjee also questioned why the central government abolished the Planning Commission which was first virtualized by Netaji.
“Niti Aayog and Planning Commission can co-exist, Centre should reintroduce the panel,” Banerjee said.
The Trinamool Congress chief also demanded that the central government declare Netaji’s birth anniversary a national holiday.
The Indian government recently declared that the birth anniversary would now be celebrated as ‘Parakram Diwas’ every year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the year-long celebrations of ‘Parakram Diwas’ from the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata.
The celebrations will also include an international conference on ‘Re-visiting the legacy of Netaji Subhash in the 21st century’ and an artists’ camp at the National Library in Kolkata.