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Business To Business, Kolkata, 4th June, 2026: Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday credited Syama Prasad Mookerjee with playing a crucial role in ensuring that West Bengal remained part of India during the partition era.
Speaking at a programme related to the implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application in the West Bengal Assembly, Adhikari referred to the political developments surrounding the partition of British India in 1947.
Adhikari's remarks
The Chief Minister said:
"If Syama Prasad Mookerjee had not been there, we would have become part of an Islamic country like Bangladesh."
He argued that Mookerjee's political intervention and advocacy were instrumental in securing the inclusion of large parts of Bengal within India when the province was partitioned.
Historical context
During the run-up to partition in 1947, Bengal was one of the provinces whose future became the subject of intense political debate. Different proposals were discussed, including: