BJP President Amit Shah To Hold Public Meeting In West Bengal Today

Mumbai : BJP President Amit Shah is all set to kick off his party campaign in West Bengal for upcoming Lok Sabha elections, in Malda.

“On my two days visit to West Bengal, I will address public meetings in Malda (on 22nd Jan) & Jhargram (on 23rd Jan). BJP, under the leadership of PM Modi, is committed to restore the pride of West Bengal, which is ruined by Mamata Didi’s politics of appeasement,” Amit Shah said in a tweet on Monday.

https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/1087347304493797376?s=19

The Bharatiya Janata Party announced a series of public meetings by top party leaders, including Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Yogi Adityanath in all 42 Lok Sabha seats of the state by February 8. On the other hand usage of loudspeakers has been banned from February 9 to March 13 due to the state board exams.

Earlier the government of Mamata Banerjee refused permission for BJP’s rath yatra, citing law and order concern. However, Supreme Court has allowed BJP to hold public meetings.

In rally Shah will address party workers in north bengal, which comes a day after a row between the BJP and the state government over a landing spot for his helicopter.

As per reports the helicopter of president will be landing near  Hotel Golden Park, where aircraft of Mamata Banerjee also lands. On which the local unit of BJP accused Banerjee for making misuse of her power blocking Amit Shah’s helicopter from landing in the state.

The local unit of the BJP, however, pointed out that it already being used by the state government. Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also accused Banerjee of “abusing her power” to block Shah’s helicopter from landing in Malda and using “falsehood” to deny permission.

Meantime, Chief minister Mamata Banerjee later said that her government gave the permission to the BJP chief to use a helipad in the town as they believe in democracy.