'Netaji battalion' in Kolkata police

In the run up to the state assembly polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who became the first woman to present the West Bengal Budget, has announced the setting up of ‘Netaji Battalion’ in Kolkata police department in the coming months. Her decision to set up the ‘Netaji Battalion’ in Kolkata police department could be considered significant amid the ongoing tussle between the state and Centre over Subhas Chandra Bose’s legacy. While proposing a budget of £29.96 billion for 2021-22, she said, "There will be an Azad Hind Bhawan in all the districts besides the formation of Netaji State Planning Commission (similar to Niti Aayog) in West Bengal and a separate 'Netaji Battalion' in Kolkata police department in the coming months."