Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in West Bengal late Saturday night.
The purpose for his visit is to inaugurate the party’s ‘Sadasyata Abhiyan’ (membership drive) in the state.
Shah was welcomed by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Suvendu Adhikari and Sukanta Majumdar.
Earlier, BJP leader Agnimitra Paul informed that Amit Shah will inaugurate the party’s membership drive in West Bengal which has been going on across the country on Sunday.
“Tomorrow (October 27), we will have a formal inauguration of the party’s membership drive which has been going on across the country, for which Amit Shah is coming to Kolkata,” Paul told the media.
She also slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over casualties in Cyclone Dana.
"Four people in West Bengal lost their lives in Cyclone Dana. Odisha saw zero casualties in the cyclone even when it was centred in the state…Mamata Banerjee promised everyone that she would transform the state and make it London, but she managed to make it like Venice,” Paul said.
BJP’s Rahul Sinha also criticised the Mamata government alleging that Trinamool Congress never wants relief money to reach the people.
"Mamata Banerjee is trying her best to incite riots in West Bengal… What can be more unfortunate than this?… TMC government prays to God for more such natural disasters so that they can claim money from the centre in the name of disaster relief, but that money never reaches the common man,” he said.
On Amit Shah’s visit, BJP leader Locket Chatterjee said that due to political issues in the state, the membership drive started late in the state.
“BJP membership drive is going on throughout the country. Amit Shah is coming to West Bengal to launch it. More than 10 crore people have become members of the party already. Due to the political issues in West Bengal, the drive started late,” Chatterjee said.
Along with the membership drive, the Union Home Minister will also inaugurate the Passenger Terminal building and Maitri Dwar at Land Port, Petrapole in West Bengal on Sunday.
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