NEW DELHI: Interior Minister Amit Shah, who recently recovered after testing positive for Covid-19, is ready to resume his political activities with a visit to west bengal later this month to address BJP workers in the state, who will go to the polls next year. During a meeting with high-ranking members of the state BJP, Shah hinted at his visit to the state before the Durga Puja festivals to interact with party workers.
Shah and party chairman JP Nadda held a lengthy discussion with members of his West Bengal unit on the party’s strategy for the state assembly elections, which are expected in the first half of 2021. The Interior Minister He will likely visit the state before Durga Puja, which starts from October 22, to speak with party members and guide them for the election campaign, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh said after the meeting.
He said the party’s state unit also asked Nadda to visit the state. Another state official, Rahul Sinha, who had expressed disappointment after being recently fired as national secretary, also attended the meeting. Party sources said state leaders were asked to highlight the benefits of three agrarian reform bills, against which the head of TMC and CM Mamata banerjee has launched a campaign, and has also confronted the state government for not implementing a series of welfare measures of the Center.
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