Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Kolkata on Thursday evening, is scheduled to address three Lok Sabha election rallies in West Bengal today. Upon landing, PM Modi went directly to the Raj Bhavan at around 10:20 pm, where he was welcomed by West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose. The PM stayed the night at the Governor’s house.
PM Modi, on Friday morning, will address election rallies in support of BJP candidates in Krishnanagar, Purba Bardhaman and Bolpur Lok Sabha constituencies, after taking a helicopter ride from RCTC Ground in the city.
According to a senior police officer of the Kolkata Police, “Tight security arrangements have been made in the city in view of the Prime Minister’s visit. He will spend the night at Raj Bhavan. On Friday, he will fly to the venues of his public meetings.” Kolkata traffic police has also regulated vehicular movement on certain stretches in the city for the PM’s visit.
Meanwhile, owing to the PM’s visit, Governor CV Ananda Bose cut short his personal visit to his home state, Kerala, and returned to the city. In the last two weeks, PM Modi held several election rallies in West Bengal’s constituencies – Malda, Arambagh, Krishnanagar and Barasat.
West Bengal is witnessing a tough fight between the BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress in the Lok Sabha elections. Ahead of the polls, the state has been witnessing high-octane campaigns by PM Modi and Mamata Banerjee.
Addressing a rally in Malda on April 26, PM Modi alleged that chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in Bengal “helps Bangladeshi infiltrators to settle in the state which allows them to usurp the land and property belonging to the Indians.” Meanwhile, Banerjee hit back at the PM during her rally, saying that the Left, Congress and BJP were fighting against the TMC.“The Left and the Congress are the two eyes of the BJP. Together these three parties are fighting against the TMC in West Bengal,” she said.
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