Mamata government trying to hinder Shah s Birbhum visit: BJP
Tuesday - June 26, 2018 11:48 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Kolkata June 26 (IANS) The BJP s West Bengal unit on Tuesday accused the Mamata Banerjee government of deliberately ignoring its request to build a temporary helipad in Birbhum district for party President Amit Shah s visit there on June 28.
Amit Shah is scheduled to travel to Birbhum district s famous Hindu temple at Tarapith from Kolkata via helicopter during his two-day visit to the state starting on Wednesday.
According to the party Shah would touch down at Tarapur village around three km from Tarapith and travel the remaining distance on a four wheeler.
"We informed the district administration on June 22 regarding building a temporary helipad in Tarapur for Amit Shah s visit here. Today is June 26 but there has been no initiative to build the helipad. The administration is neglecting the matter " alleged state BJP General Secretary Raju Banerjee.
"It seems that the administration is ignoring our notice about helipad under instructions from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee " he said.
--IANS mgr/ssp/vd
Amit Shah is scheduled to travel to Birbhum district s famous Hindu temple at Tarapith from Kolkata via helicopter during his two-day visit to the state starting on Wednesday.
According to the party Shah would touch down at Tarapur village around three km from Tarapith and travel the remaining distance on a four wheeler.
"We informed the district administration on June 22 regarding building a temporary helipad in Tarapur for Amit Shah s visit here. Today is June 26 but there has been no initiative to build the helipad. The administration is neglecting the matter " alleged state BJP General Secretary Raju Banerjee.
"It seems that the administration is ignoring our notice about helipad under instructions from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee " he said.
--IANS mgr/ssp/vd