m. j. akbar was the director of information and cultural affairs west bengal.
director of information and cultural affairs west bengal?
m. j. akbar
mamata banerjee eventually became the chief minister of west bengal in 2011, and in may 2011, the state government formed a judicial commission, headed by sushanto chattopadhyay, a former chief justice of orissa high court, to inquire into the police firing. most of the politicians of the time deposed statements with the commission, including biman bose, state chief of the west bengal communist party of india, and buddhadeb bhattacharjee, former west bengal chief minister, who was then information and cultural affairs minister in the jyoti basu-led state government of west bengal, and also in charge of the kolkata police. in his 50-minute deposition on 26 february 2014, bhattacharjee justified the firing and also stated, "at that time, in principle i did not feel the need for judicial inquiry and i still stick to my views."
1993 kolkata firing
the ministry of information & cultural affairs of west bengal, previously known as the ministry of information & public relations, is a bengal government ministry. it is a nodal ministry mainly responsible for the information, culture, film and archaeological heritage related activities of the state. the principal objectives of the department are to disseminate information about the activities & achievements of the state government through different media, to keep the ministers & other senior government functionaries aware of the public reaction reflected through the media & other sources, to promote & preserve bengali cultural heritage (including the folk culture), to preserve west bengal's archaeological heritage, to coordinate with important personalities and facilitate all activities related to films, theatre, art, etc., to organize state ceremonies, and to extend hospitality to visiting indian and foreign dignitaries.
ministry of information & cultural affairs (west bengal)