With the Trinamool Congress (TMC) going through inside fractures and uncertainty looming over its annual July 21 rally, the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee has moved to reclaim the political importance of the day via saying its personal programme at Shahid Minar in Kolkata.
State Congress President Shubhankar Sarkar declared that the birthday celebration will organise a “Shahid Minar Chalo” (March to Shahid Minar) rally on July 21, 2026, to commemorate the martyrs of the July 21, 1993 motion.
Sarkar said that the programme objectives no longer handiest to pay tribute to those that misplaced their lives within the battle to offer protection to democracy and constitutional rights, but in addition to reaffirm the Congress birthday celebration’s ongoing dedication to safeguarding the Charter, addressing formative years considerations, supporting the operating magnificence, and protesting in opposition to emerging costs and unemployment.
Regarding the police firing on a Formative years Congress rally on July 21, 1993, led via the then formative years Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Sarkar demanded the instant unencumber of the “Manish Gupta document.” He identified that Gupta, who served because the House Secretary of West Bengal on the time, held a an important administrative position all over the incident.
“The folks of West Bengal have the appropriate to understand the reality at the back of the occasions, the executive selections taken, and the cases that resulted in the police firing. Within the pastime of transparency and responsibility, the Manish Gupta document should be made public immediately,” Sarkar asserted.
To verify the sleek execution of the programme, veteran Congress chief and previous West Bengal Formative years Congress President Amitabha Chakraborty has been appointed as the executive convener. A full-fledged establishing committee is anticipated to be constituted underneath his management within the coming days.
In the meantime, All India Congress Committee Basic Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal is scheduled to seek advice from Kolkata on June 29 and 30. All through his seek advice from, he’ll dangle a chain of organisational evaluation conferences with state management to reinforce the birthday celebration’s construction and technique in West Bengal.
Former Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee additionally introduced that the TMC will organise a rally at the identical day. The Congress transfer comes at a time when the political panorama within the state seems to be transferring, with the importance of July 21 — lengthy related to the TMC — now witnessing renewed contestation.
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