Kolkata, July 21 -- Ahead of his open address, West Bengal ruling TMC's second-in-command
Abhishek Banerjee today said the "21st July (Shahid Divas) is not just a date, it's a defiance etched in time."
"We remember that bullets may kill bodies, but not beliefs. The spirit of Bengal cannot be crushed by tyranny," Banerjee, the national general secretary of Trinamool Congress, said in a message.
He recalled how in 1993, 13 brave hearts were martyred -- not for power, but for the principle of democracy. "Their courage ignited a movement that shaped the destiny of our state and nation," he said.
"Today, we renew that pledge to protect every inch of our democracy and motherland and to confront
hatred with unity; to stand unyielding against t...