Nadda to take part in roadshow, launch 'rath yatra' in Bengal

BJP national president J P Nadda, who arrived in the city on Friday night, is set to launch the party's 'Rath Yatra' in West Bengal to mobilise public support ahead of the assembly elections.

Kolkata: BJP National President JP Nadda on Saturday arrived in Kolkata for his two-day visit ahead and is set to launch Paribartan Yatra program in Nabadwip Naida district to mobilise public support ahead of the assembly elections.

This is the second visit of Nadda to the state after the attack on his convoy during his journey to Diamond Harbour from Kolkata on December 10. Earlier, he visited the state on January 9 to launch his party's door-to-door rice collection programme aimed at wooing farmers.

He was received at the airport by party national vice-president Mukul Roy and national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. According to sources in the saffron camp, Nadda is scheduled to kick off the 'Parivartan Yatra' on Saturday from Nabadwip in Nadia district, the birthplace of 15th century saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is also likely to inaugurate two of the five proposed yatras later this month. Nadda will first visit Malda in the morning to take part in a roadshow and two other programmes in the district, the source said.

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In the afternoon, he will launch the Rath Yatra', also named as 'Parivartan Yatra' from Nabadwip. Several senior BJP leaders are scheduled to arrive in West Bengal during the month-long campaign, set to start from Nadia on Saturday. He will also have lunch at a farmer's house in Malda.

The official Twitter handle of BJP posted schedule of JP Nadda's public programs on 6th February 2021 in West Bengal.

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The party intends to launch similar yatras from Coochbehar, Kakdwip in South 24 Parganas, Jhargram and Tarapith in Birbhum between February 6 and 11. The state government has asked the BJP to seek permission from local district administrations before embarking on the yatra.

With PTI inputs