India should have four capitals on a rotation basis: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said India should have four capitals on a rotation basis and sessions of Parliament should be held in different locations in the country.

She also slammed the Centre for its decision to observe January 23 as ‘Parakram Diwas’ to commemorate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and said the Narendra Modi government did not consult with her before announcing it.

 

“During the British-era, Kolkata was the capital of the country. I think we must have four capitals on a rotation basis. Why does the country have only one capital? And the sessions of Parliament should be held in different places in the country. We will have to change our concept,” she said while addressing a gathering here after participating in a grand procession to pay tribute to Netaji’s 125th birth anniversary.

She also questioned why will the birth anniversary of Bose not be celebrated as ‘Deshnayak Diwas’.

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