Updated Feb 22, 2021 | 17:35 IST
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a host of development projects worth over Rs 3,300 crore in Assam ahead of the Assembly polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in West Bengal | Photo Credit: ANI
Key Highlights
PM Narendra Modi visits West Bengal ahead of assembly elections; addresses public meeting in Hooghly
PM Modi accuses Mamata Banerjee govt of practicing vote bank politics, says people of Bengal want change
This year, rail and metro connectivity would be the Centre s priority: PM Modi at Hooghly rally
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee government accusing them of practising vote-bank politics. He said the kind of politics stops people of West Bengal from performing Durga puja and visarjan .
Updated Feb 21, 2021 | 17:58 IST
The inauguration, scheduled on Monday afternoon, will help connect thousands of people in the 4.1 km stretch between Noapara and Dakshineswar. Kolkata Metro
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the extension of Kolkata Metro s North-South Line from Noapara to Dakshineswar on Monday, an official said.
The prime minister will flag off a train from Noapara to Dakshineswar from a programme in the Hooghly district, Kolkata Metro spokesperson Indrani Banerjee said.
The inauguration, scheduled on Monday afternoon, will help connect thousands of people in the 4.1 km stretch between Noapara and Dakshineswar, she said.
Apart from regular passengers, devotees intending to visit Dakshineswar Kali temple will also be facilitated with a fast and pollution-free travel mode following the extension of the Metro Railway in its north-south axis.
Highlights
PM Modi to lay foundation stone of several projects in Assam, West Bengal on Monday.
PM will dedicate to the nation important projects of the oil & gas sector in Dhemaji, Assam.
He will also dedicate to the nation and inaugurate several railway projects in West Bengal s Hooghly.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the poll-bound states Assam and West Bengal on Monday (February 22, 2021), announced the Prime Minister s Office. According to PMO, Prime Minister Modi will dedicate to the nation important projects of the oil & gas sector in an event organized at Silapathar in Dhemaji, Assam at around 11:30 AM. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for engineering colleges during the event.