Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee remembered Rabindranath Tagore in her book “Bouchish BouchachA message from BJP leader and former aide Suvendu Adhikari while taking oath as the new state president.
In a post on X, Mamata Banerjee said Rabindranath Tagore’s “profound life philosophy” is the “eternal guiding light of our daily journey”. Bouchish Bouchach (25 Baisakh according to the Bengali calendar) commemorates the birth of Tagore.
On this holy day, the 25th of the month of Baishakh, I offer my endless greetings at the feet of the supreme thinker and world-renowned poet, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. For us, Rabindra Jayanti is a major festival of revival of Bengali language, culture and heritage. His profound philosophy of life is an eternal guiding light for our daily journey. We have learned that division is not the truth; The unit is. “He transcended the fervor of aggressive nationalism and conveyed to the whole world the great slogan of unity for all human civilization,” she wrote in the post.
The TMC’s tribute to Tagore also included a stanza from his Nobel Prize-winning poem ‘Bharat-Tirtha’.
“My heart, slowly awaken in this sacred pilgrimage site,
The passage reads: “On the ocean shore of this great spirit of India.”
Mamata also wishes that the eternal ideals, far-reaching intellectual currents, awakened consciousness and creative genius of Rabindranath Tagore shine “more intensely in the minds of people all over the world”.
Suvendu Adhikari takes oath
Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday He was sworn in as the first BJP chief minister of West Bengal since independence, officially ending the Trinamool Congress’ 15-year rule in the state at a closely guarded ceremony held at Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata.
prime minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several senior BJP leaders attended the swearing-in ceremony, which attracted thousands of BJP supporters from across Bengal and neighboring states.
Security was tightened at key locations in Kolkata ahead of the event, including outside Adhikari’s Chinar Park residence, Brigade Parade grounds and Kalighat residence. Mamata Banerjee. CRPF personnel and Kolkata Police maintained multi-layered security arrangements amid heightened political activity in the city.
Supporters carrying BJP flags and raising slogans gathered at various points before heading towards the venue. “It is a historic day. We have come to witness West Bengal gaining independence from the clutches of the TMC,” said a supporter from Jharkhand.
Adhikari’s elevation was formalized on Friday after Amit Shah was declared leader of the BJP legislative council at a meeting of 207 party members in Kolkata.
“A meeting of our legislative party was held in West Bengal. BJP national president nominated Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and me as central observers. We received nearly eight proposals, all of them suggested the same name,” Shah said.
The BJP achieved a historic victory in the two-phase assembly elections, winning 207 of the 294 seats, while the TMC’s seats were reduced to 80 seats.
