Netaji anniversary celebrations: Mamata on panel headed by PM Modi

New Delhi, Jan 10: West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee is on the 85 member panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which was constituted to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The members include 10 Union ministers and seven CMs. Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nirmala Sitharaman are also on the panel.

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and her predecessor Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee have both been included in the panel.

A High Level Committee, headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been constituted to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in a befitting manner. A gazette notification to this effect was issued today.

The High Level Committee will decide on the activities for a one year long commemoration, beginning 23rdJanuary 2021.

The Members of the Committee include distinguished citizens, historians, authors, experts, family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, as well as eminent persons associated with Azad Hind Fauj (INA). The Committee will lend guidance to the commemoration activities in Delhi, Kolkata and other places associated with Netaji and Azad Hind Fauj, both in India as well as overseas.