Status: Not Approved
After we were told that the name of the state should be the same in Hindi, Bengali and English, we passed a resolution again to rename the state as Bangla in all 3 languages. After taking office in 2011, CM Banerjee first mooted a proposal that West Bengal should be named ‘Pashchim Banga’. Because they are anti-Bengali, i think they are not approving it.
“The BJP-CPM alliance isn’t unwritten any more,” CM Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday, reacting sharply to the Centre overlooking the Bengal name change proposal while hastening to change Kerala to Keralam. The CM said, “One day, you ( BJP ) will not be in power. Reacting to the cabinet’s Kerala name change, the CM said, “I would like to congratulate the brothers and sisters of Kerala on the decision to rename the state as Keralam. The CM said, “Based on the culture of the state, we wanted to rename West Bengal as Bangla. She said, “Whenever I met PM Modi and HM Amit Shah , I raised this issue. Taking a jibe, the CM said, “Kerala was renamed since there is an alliance growing between the BJP and the CPIM.
We will get the name changed. The names of several states are changed once such proposals are endorsed by the respective state govts. However, the same was not the case with West Bengal. When our students go for exams or interviews, they are called at the end since the name of the state begins with ‘W’, which comes at the end alphabetically. I too face the same problem. I get the chance to speak at the end as I am the chief minister of West Bengal. In this regard, we passed resolutions twice in the Legislative Assembly. However, much to my surprise, nothing happened. They disrespect the icons and visionaries of Bengal. They only use the word ‘Bangla’ during polls to get electoral benefit. That is why they did not give the approval to rename the state. Why will Bengal face deprivation always? The CPM and Congress, then in opposition, backed it. The Centre turned it down.
The alliance is not unwritten any more after today.