Controversies have erupted over the decision of various agencies to mark different days as West Bengal Day.
While the Centre has earmarked June 20 to celebrate the West Bengal Day, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to mark Poila Baisakh or the first day of the month of Baisakh (usually taking place around 14th or 15 April) --- according to the Vangabda calendar --- as the Paschim Banga Divas. She has also proposed a song like many others States as the State Song so to say.
While convening an all-party meeting on August 29 to arrive at a consensus Banerjee has also written a letter to the Centre criticizing its “unilateral decision” to declare June 20 for the purpose.
“I did not hear that West Bengal was established on June 20. The Centre's unilateral decision is surprising and alarming.”
Incidentally June 20 is associated with the infamous Radcliffe Awardpartitioning eastern frontiers of India and Pakistan --- in this case West Bengal and East Bengal or Bangladesh.
The Chief Minister had criticized Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose for celebrating the day as Bengal Day saying “there is nothing special about June 20 … we have no information that Bengal was born on thisday.”