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Rajnath tries to smooth Mamata's ruffled feathers during R-Day tableau row

As the dismissal of West Bengal's scene for the Republic Day march gathered momentum into a significant discussion, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday kept in touch with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee illuminating her that the CPWD's float for the event gives proper respect to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth commemoration.


In his letter, Singh indicated since the Central Public Works Department's scene previously highlighted Bose, West Bengal's float was excluded for the motorcade, without saying it in such countless words.


He likewise reminded her about the significance the Narendra Modi government connected to the famous political dissident.


"Our administration had celebrated in 2018 with incredible exhibit the 75th commemoration of the public authority Netaji framed far away, banished in shame in 1943. It was our administration which incorporated the living officers of the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) in the Republic Day Parade and congratulated them," he said.


In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, Banerjee had communicated "shock" at the dismissal of the state's scene, themed on Bose and his Indian National Army. The float additionally included other Bengal symbols like Rabindranath Tagore, Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo.


Banerjee, while encouraging the state leader to rethink the choice, said not doing that will cause "torment" to individuals of West Bengal. She had said not an obvious explanation was advanced for dismissing the scene.


Anita Bose Pfaff, the lone offspring of Bose, had said on Monday the amazing political dissident's heritage has regularly been "somewhat took advantage of" for political reasons.


She minced no words while recognizing the show that denoted the beginning of the 125th birth commemoration year festivities of Bose in 2021 in Kolkata had something to do with the decisions in West Bengal.


".....the opening of the commemoration year was praised in a greater manner, out of every other place on earth in Kolkata, had something to do with political decision and political decision possibilities in Bengal. The way that nothing happened this year....certainly the issue isn't so significant as last year," she told PTI in a selective meeting.


In his correspondence to Banerjee, Singh proceeded: "Here, I will get a kick out of the chance to pass on to you that this time the CPWD's float likewise gives proper respect to Netaji Sibhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth commemoration. This large number of realities bear declaration to the significance being agreed to the birth commemoration of the extraordinary pioneer."


The guard serve said he trusted his letter cleared "all apprehensions" the West Bengal boss priest had on the issue.

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