The West Bengal government will make Bengali mandatory for all official government work from September 1, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced in the Legislative Assembly on Monday. The decision will apply to every level of the state administration. The Chief Minister said the move aims to strengthen the use of Bengali across government offices and ensure uniform communication in the state's official system.

CM Adhikari informed the Assembly that Bengali will become the primary language for all state government communication. Every department will use Bengali for internal official correspondence. Government offices, autonomous bodies, and administrative authorities across the state will also follow the same policy. The government plans to standardise official communication in Bengali at every administrative level.

The Chief Minister also clarified how the state will communicate with the Central Government. He said all official correspondence sent to the Centre will be prepared in both Bengali and Hindi. This arrangement will allow the state to continue official communication while giving greater importance to Bengali in government functioning.

During his address in the Assembly, CM Adhikari shared details of a letter he received from Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday. The Chief Minister made the letter public and informed legislators about its contents. According to the letter, the Centre highlighted the importance of promoting the Bengali language in official work.

In the letter, Amit Shah advised that Bengali should receive greater prominence in administrative and official systems. He also recommended its wider use in government functioning across the state. At the same time, Shah stressed the importance of increasing the use of Hindi for interstate administrative communication between the Central Government and state governments.

Speaking about the state government's decision, CM Adhikari said, “This decision has been taken to strengthen further the use of the Bengali language in the state’s official system.” He added that the government will place special emphasis on standardising official communication in Bengali across all state government departments, autonomous agencies, and every administrative tier.

Apart from the language policy, the Chief Minister also made a major political announcement in the Assembly. A day ahead of the annual Martyrs' Day rally on July 21, he said the government will release the full report of the July 21 Commission on Monday evening. The report has remained a subject of political debate for several years.

The July 21 Commission was set up after Mamata Banerjee became Chief Minister in 2011. The panel investigated the Kolkata police firing that took place on July 21, 1993. During the incident, police opened fire on Youth Congress workers who were protesting against the then Left Front government. The firing claimed the lives of 13 Youth Congress workers and became one of the most significant political events in West Bengal's history.

The Commission completed its inquiry and submitted its final report in December 2014. After examining the incident, the panel concluded that no senior leaders of the Left Front government or senior police officers were responsible for the deaths of the protesters.

In recent months, the issue has returned to the centre of political discussions in West Bengal. BJP leaders and several dissenting members of the Trinamool Congress have questioned why the full report was not released earlier during Mamata Banerjee's administration. They have also demanded a fresh investigation into the 1993 police firing incident.

The Chief Minister's decision to release the complete report comes at a politically significant time, with the annual Martyrs' Day rally scheduled for July 21. The rally holds special importance in West Bengal politics and commemorates the 13 Youth Congress workers who lost their lives in the 1993 police firing. The release of the report is likely to add fresh momentum to the political debate surrounding the incident.

The announcements on the mandatory use of Bengali in government work and the release of the July 21 Commission report marked two key decisions placed before the Assembly on Monday. While the language policy focuses on strengthening Bengali in the state's official administration, the release of the long-awaited inquiry report is expected to remain a major political issue in the days ahead.