Kolkata, May 14 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced that singing of Vande Mataram will be made mandatory in all government and government-aided schools in West Bengal from May 18.

Addressing the media, Adhikari said private schools have been requested to adopt the practice and added that a formal notice on the matter will be issued later in the day.

"Vande Mataram will be mandatory in all government and government-aided schools from Monday. In private schools, we have appealed for its inclusion. A formal notice in this regard will be issued today," Adhikari said.

In a separate development, Adhikari also spoke about the nomination of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Rathindra Bose as the Speaker of the West Bengal L...