BJP to repair old temples of West Bengal, pay stipend to priests, kirtan singers: Malviya

The BJP, if voted to energy, will renovate previous temples, pay Rs 3,000 to ‘purohits’ (clergymen) and aged kirtan singers per thirty days and make Kolkata the monetary hub of Jap India, senior social gathering chief Amit Malviya mentioned on Thursday. He additionally mentioned {that a} Rs 2,500 crore fund will probably be arrange for promotion of the annual Ganga Sagar Mela. Chatting with reporters on sure factors of the social gathering’s ballot manifesto in Kolkata, the nationwide in-charge of the BJP’s Data & Expertise division mentioned that the social gathering has a number of plans to develop West Bengal and protect its tradition and heritage. “We’ve drawn up plans to make Kolkata the monetary hub of the East within the subsequent 5 years.

A corpus of Rs 300 crore will even be arrange for the event of Data Expertise parks, moreover the prevailing ones,” he mentioned. He mentioned that plans are additionally there to create a fund of Rs 22,000 crore for the upgradation of Kolkata’s infrastructure, whereas Rs 1,500 crore will probably be spent for establishing the ‘Clear Kolkata Fund’ and Rs 1,000 crore for the revival of the Adi Ganga river.

The Adi Ganga, also called the Tolly’s Nullah, was the primary movement of the Hooghly river between the fifteenth and seventeenth century nevertheless it nearly dried up on account of pure causes. The BJP, after coming to energy, will even expedite the development of 675 km lengthy hall between Kolkata and Siliguri, the primary metropolis in North Bengal, mentioned Malviya, the partys co in-charge of the state. He mentioned that Rs 500 crore will probably be spent for preservation of heritage buildings, Rs 100 crore for beautification of parks and Rs 11,000 crore for establishing the ‘Sonar Bangla’ (Golden Bengal) Fund to make the state a vibrant vacationer vacation spot.

He mentioned that Rs 100 crore will probably be spent on renovating previous temples of West Bengal and a Purohit Welfare Board will probably be set as much as present clergymen with Rs 3,000 per thirty days, the BJP chief mentioned. Malviya mentioned that ‘kirtan’ singers will even be paid a month-to-month pension of Rs 3,000 on attaining the age of 60. The BJP authorities of West Bengal will collaborate with the Centre to get the Bangla language recognised as an official language of the United Nations, and it will likely be made obligatory until class 10 in all colleges of the state, he mentioned.

The saffron social gathering chief additionally mentioned, with out elaborating, {that a} fund of Rs 1,000 crore will probably be set as much as showcase the historic journey of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. A Rs 50 crore fund will probably be arrange for the artists of Kumartuli, the clay modellers colony in North Kolkata, Malviya mentioned. Whereas Rs 250 crore will probably be spent for constructing a museum on social reformer Thakur Panchanan Barma of Cooch Behar, Santiniketan will probably be developed with a fund of Rs 50 crore, the BJP chief mentioned. A fund of Rs 1000 crore will even be fashioned for the welfare of artists of the state, he added. He alleged that the coverage of appeasement pursued by the Mamata Banerjee authorities destroyed every part that stands for the Bengali tradition.

“The Durga Puja was missed and precedence was given to the festivals of the minorities. She prioritised Muharram over Durga Puja and failed the bulk folks of the state as a chief minister,” he mentioned.