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Amit Shah to visit West Bengal
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal later this month. It will be Shahâs second visit to the poll-bound state within a month.Â
Though dates are yet to be announced, reports say that the former BJP chief will visit the state on December 19 and 20.Â
Shah is likely to oversee the partyâs preparedness for the Assembly election due for April-May 2021.
The development comes a day after BJP president JP Nadda s convoy was attacked in South 24 Parganas district. Nadda s convoy was attacked with stones and bricks while on its way to Diamond Harbour. Cars of several party leaders including that of BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh which were part of the convoy were damaged in the alleged attack. Nadda, however, escaped unhurt. His party colleague Vijayavargiya suffered injuries in the attack.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday appeared to take the tussle with the Centre a step further as she refused to send the state s chief secretary and police chief to New Delhi. Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay and DGP Virendra were asked by the Union Home Ministry to attend a meeting called in the national capital in the wake of the mob attack on BJP president JP Nadda s convoy. ALSO READ: Battleground Bengal: Attack on Nadda s convoy intensifies BJP, TMC slugfest
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BJP Chief JP Nadda slams West Bengal government after attack at his convoy today.
BJP national president JP Nadda slammed Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government after a BJP convoy that was carrying JP Nadda, Kailash Vijayvargiya, Mukul Roy, and other workers were attacked during a rally in the state. The Centre has sought a report from the West Bengal government on law and order situation in the state. The Union Home Secretary has also written to Bengal Chief Secretary on the attack on convoy of BJP chief. Home Secretary in his letter has asked Bengal Chief Secretary to provide adequate security to Nadda.