Amit Shah to hold virtual rally for West Bengal today

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah will address a virtual rally for the people of West Bengal at 11am today via video conferencing. Shah had addressed Bihar Jan Samvad rally on Sunday and Odisha Jan Samvad rally on Monday.

New Delhi:Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address the people of West Bengal through virtual rally on Tuesday.

Bharatiya Janata Party in a tweet said that Shah will address 'West Bengal Jan Samvad Rally' at 11 am via video conferencing.

"Shri @AmitShah will address 'West Bengal Jan Samvad Rally' via video conferencing at 11 am on 9 June 2020," BJP tweeted.

Amit Shah is likely to raise the TMC government's alleged mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic and the migrant labour crisis in West Bengal in his virtual rally for the state.

"Amit Shah Ji obviously will speak about the achievements of the Union government in tackling the COVID crisis. But at the same time, he is expected to touch issues of political violence in the state, state government's complete failure in tackling the COVID pandemic, migrant labour crisis and post-Cyclone Amphan situation," a senior state BJP leader said.

The saffron camp, which last week released a 'nine-point chargesheet' against Mamata Banerjee's rule over the past nine years, has recently floated a social media drive christened 'Aar Noi Mamata' (no longer Mamata's rule).

According to state BJP sources, the party is planning to conduct more than 1,000 virtual rallies, covering every nook and corner of the state.

"For the last two months, our cadres are sitting idle at homes. Amit Shah Ji's rally would be very crucial to boost the morale of our cadres and will help them to re-energise ahead of the next year's assembly polls," the BJP leader said.

Around 1,000 party workers would participate directly in the virtual rally and ask questions, and more than 3 lakh people would watch it live on social media, the sources said.

Shah's virtual rally for Bengal comes days after he had exuded confidence of BJP winning a majority in next year's assembly polls.

Buoyed by stupendous performance in the last year's general election in which BJP had bagged 18 seats out of a total of 42, only four less than TMC' tally, the saffron party leaders have been asserting that 2021 Bengal polls is the next target.

The party has chosen BJP's Facebook and YouTube pages for live streaming to reach out to the people residing in 294 assembly segments of the state.

Notably, Shah had on Sunday addressed Bihar Jan Samvad rally. He also addressed Odisha Jan Samvad rally on Monday.

(WITH INPUTS FROM AGENCIES)