Bose, as the constitutional head of West Bengal, was urged to write a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about the “humiliation caused to a Sikh IPS officer on duty and appropriately address the grievances of the community,” he added.The governor issued a statement after meeting the Sikh delegation.In the line ‘Punjab, Sindhu, Gujarat, Maratha’ of the national anthem written by Rabindranath Tagore, salutation to the country begins with Punjab, Bose said.”In Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore’s land, we should not do anything which could even remotely hurt the sentiments of our Punjabi brethren,” Bose said in the statement.Referring to the contribution of the Punjabis in defending the country’s security, Bose said that the “turban that adorns a Punjabi symbolises a unique gravitas and is sacred as sacred could be”.Stating that the Punjabi “kisans are at the forefront to ensure that we have enough foodgrains to feed the nation,” the Governor assured the Punjabi fraternity that “Bengal stands by you, India stands by you, society stands by you, our culture stands by you.” Bose said that the Raj Bhavan “will be making a Punjabi Bagh in its estate as a tribute and symbol of Bengal’s abiding admiration for the Punjabi community” and a portrait of the legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh will be unveiled there on March 23 to mark the day of his martyrdom.
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