Violence, corruption must quit Bengal: Governor CV Ananda Bose

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at the Opposition bloc INDIA, and said “people are saying Quit India” to the “ills” of the country.

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Former President Ram Nath Kovind and Governor CV Ananda Bose at a session of the Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on ‘Ethos of Indian Constitution: Unity in Diversity’, in Kolkata, Monday. (Express Photo by Partha Paul) In Kolkata on Monday, August 07, 2023 Express photo by Partha Paul.

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West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday said that “corruption and violence” must quit West Bengal.
Speaking at a session on ‘Ethos of Indian Constitution: Unity in Diversity’, organised by Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Kolkata, Bose appealed to the people to give a “symbolic” burial to both corruption and violence in West Bengal.

“Yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji said corruption quit India, appeasement quit India. There are two major forces in this holy land (West Bengal) which are corruption and violence. I say corruption quit Bengal, violence quit Bengal. We should be like Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’. She gave a symbolic burial to her brother by defying the royal command. A symbolic burial may not be an actual burial. That is what an individual can do against corruption. A symbolic burial is required,” said Bose at the event, which was attended by former President Ram Nath Kovind as chief guest.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at the Opposition bloc INDIA, and said “people are saying Quit India” to the “ills” of the country.

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The Trinamool Congress, which is in power in West Bengal, is part of the 26-party Opposition alliance INDIA.
Stepped up attack on the Opposition ahead of the no-confidence motion in Parliament, Modi said INDIA alliance was an “obstacle” to India becoming a developed nation and that ‘Bharat’ was calling for corruption, dynast-based politics and appeasement to ‘Quit India’.

Meanwhile, former President Kovind praising the business Chamber, saying when most business chambers discussed issues related to business only, Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry has set an example by taking up issues like the ethos of the Constitution. He said Kolkata was itself an example of unity in diversity with a confluence of multi-religion and multi-linguistics.

“Indian Constitution defines us as a secular country. This means that the state will not profess, practice or align with any religion but it will protect and respect all the religions in the society…. the state is not empowered to interfere in the religious matter of the public. Further, the state is directed to ensure that there shall be no discrimination on the ground of religion against any person,” said Kovind.

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