Speaking at Netaji's 116th birth anniversary celebrations here, the chief minister said that the Heritage Committee chaired by artist Suvaprasanna has taken the decisions to erect a monument to Netaji and to restore the great leader's house at Kodalia.
"We will create a monument in the name of the leader on 4-5 kothas of land whatever is available in Netaji's name," the chief minister said.
"We have also decided to restore the place (ancestral home) and turn it to heritage building," Banerjee said.
She said that the building was in very poor shape and needed immediate attention. "I am hoping we will be able to finish the work by January 22 next year".
Stating that it was a matter of pride to be born in West Bengal, Banerjee said "It is the state of illuminaries like Netaji, Swami Vivekanda, Rabindranath Tagore, poet Nazrul and Khudiram Bose."
"Bengal is the pride of the world. Bengal is about revolution. From Nasa to bhasa total brain is Bengal brain (sic)," she said. MORE
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