Union home minister Amit Shah likely to undertake two-day trip to Bengal from January 28
Telegraph | 25 January 2024
Union home minister Amit Shah is likely to undertake a two-day trip to Bengal from January 28 to hold organisational meetings with senior state BJP leaders.
This is Shah's first visit to the state after the inauguration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya and his third in the past three months. In December, he was in Calcutta, along with national BJP president J.P. Nadda, to form an election management committee for the Bengal unit.
Confirming Shah's visit to Calcutta later this month, a BJP leader said: "The Union home minister is scheduled to arrive in the city on Sunday and will put up at a five-star hotel in New Town. During his stay, he plans to convene a meeting with prominent BJP leaders, including state president Sukanta Majumdar, leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and MP Dilip Ghosh."
The leader added that when Shah and Nadda had reached Calcutta the last time, they had given a series of instructions to the state leadership. "With polls likely to be announced anytime soon, this time, he (Shah) will hold a series of meetings to find out what the leaders have done since the poll management committee was formed last month."
After meeting party leaders in Calcutta on January 28, Shah is expected to host a party workers' meeting at Mecheda in East Midnapore district. Before leaving the city, Shah is scheduled to participate in a meeting with intellectuals aligned with the BJP at the Science City auditorium.
The BJP has been attacking the Mamata Banerjee government on charges of corruption and a senior leader said Shah's visit was likely to see the saffron camp intensifying its fight against the ruling Trinamul.