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Amit Shah pays tribute to educator Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, says "his le
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Shah wrote, "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Ji's legacy represents the virtues of India's culture and society and serves as the eternal fountain of inspiration to achieve greatness for our nation. Today on his jayanti, offered tributes to the enlightened soul at Purvi Kshetriya
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Mamata hits out at BJP, says it should not dream of ruling Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Sept 5 (ANI): In a veiled attack on the BJP, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday, said that those who had vandalised the statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar should not dream of ruling West Bengal.
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Mamata unveils Vidyasagar's bust in Kolkata
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jun 11 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday unveiled a bust of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar at the Hare School ground.
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Mamata to unveil Vidyasagar's statue vandalised in political clash last mo
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee will on Monday participate in two events related to re-installing of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's bust at Vidyasagar College here.
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Vidyasagar's statue to be installed on June 11: Mamata
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 3 (ANI): Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue, which was vandalised during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata on May 14 will be re-installed on June 11, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced today.
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New Home Secy, 5-member team will probe Vidyasagar statue desecration, say
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 27 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that the state's new Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay and a five-member committee will look into the vandalism of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's bust earlier this month.
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Kolkata police to probe Vidyasagar's bust vandalism
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): Kolkata Police has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged vandalism of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's bust at Vidyasagar College here during BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow on May 14.
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WB statue vandalism: PM Modi demands strict action, questions Mamata govt
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mathurapur (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday demanded strict action against those who vandalised Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's bust in Kolkata and accused the Mamata Banerjee government of removing CCTV footage of the incident.
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Banerjee criticises security issue at PM's Mathurapur rally
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mathurapur (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the security issue at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Mathurapur, insisting that other political parties, including TMC, also need security at the time of campaigning.
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You couldn't build Ram Temple in 5 yrs and now you want to make Vidyasagar
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Diamond Harbour (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): The war of words over the vandalisation of the bust of Bengal Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar escalated on Thursday with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a liar and rejecting his offer to build a grand statu
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - social reformer at centre of a modern-day pol
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): A prominent figure in West Bengal, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar has come under the spotlight after a statue of him was vandalised on Tuesday night during violence at BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata.
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Bengal has money to make Vidyasagar's statue: Mamata hits back at Modi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mathurapur (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): Hours after Narendra Modi promised a grand statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar at the same spot where the old one stood before being vandalised, Mamata Banerjee shot back and asserted that West Bengal has the money required for the polymath'
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