West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari addresses the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ rally ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, in Kolkata, on August 10, 2026.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday (August 13, 2026) said the contributions of Syama Prasad Mookerjee in keeping West Bengal part of India will be included in the State’s school textbooks from the next academic year.
The decision was taken at the first meeting of a special committee constituted to plan and implement programmes marking 125th birth anniversary of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
“The Education Department will include a dedicated section on Syama Prasad Mookerjee in the curriculum from the next academic session. His contributions will be taught at the school and the university level,” Mr. Adhikari said. He also added that a statue of Shyama Prasad Mookerjee will be built in Eco Park and announced an initiative to build a library at his ancestral home at Jeerat, Hooghly.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee is the biggest ideological icon for the BJP and after coming to power, the new BJP government is going an extra mile to build statues and memorial in the name of Jana Sangh founder. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had come to Kolkata to participate in the birth anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee in July last year.
Recently, a street at Rampurhat in Birbhum which was named in the honour of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was re-named in honour of Syama Prasad Mookherjee.
Published – August 14, 2026 03:48 am IST
