Agnimitra Paul, Minister of Urban Development and Women and Child Welfare in the West Bengal Government, is once again in the news. Recently, a political controversy had arisen regarding her dance in a victory procession in Raniganj. Now he answered his critics by singing Rabindra Sangeet on the stage of Bangla Culture Festival organized at Rabindra Bhawan, Asansol.
During the program organized in Asansol, Agnimitra Pal sang Rabindranath Tagore’s famous song ‘Purano Shei Diner Katha’. Talking to journalists after the program, he said that becoming a minister does not mean that one should stop singing or dancing.
Agnimitra Paul said, ‘Ministers should not sing? That day we were dancing and we were told that the minister was dancing. So shouldn’t ministers dance? Should one stand there completely serious? She is a Bengali girl, dancing and singing and Rabindra Sangeet have been a part of our culture since childhood.
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‘Reviving the traditional culture of Bengal…’
He said that there is a need to revive the traditional culture of West Bengal. According to him, ‘We are not against DJs, but the cultural identity of West Bengal has to be brought back. Be it Jatra, classical programs, whatever used to happen earlier, all that should happen again.
Agnimitra Paul also said that Asansol is her birthplace and that is why she chose the song ‘Purano Shei Diner Katha’ on this occasion. During this, on the request of journalists, he also sang some lines of the song.
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What is the controversy?
Let us tell you that a few days ago, Agnimitra Paul’s dance during a victory procession in Banshara area of Raniganj had gone viral on social media. Politics had also started regarding this. However, the minister made it clear that she does not see her cultural identity and social affiliations as limited by the boundaries of any position.
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