Amit Shah to Launch BJP's 'Parivartan Yatra' in West Bengal on March 1
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Kolkata, Feb 23 (NationPress) As the pivotal Assembly elections in West Bengal approach this year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to inaugurate the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Parivartan Yatra' from the South 24 Parganas district on March 1. This event will officially kick off the party’s comprehensive campaign across the state.
According to the established itinerary, the inaugural ‘Parivartan Yatra’ will commence from the Raidighi Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas on the morning of March 1, where HM Shah will formally launch the initiative and address party workers and supporters.
A member of the BJP state committee has disclosed that four other concurrent ‘Parivartan Yatras’ will also be initiated on the same day from four diverse Assembly constituencies across West Bengal.
These include Cooch Behar Dakshin in Cooch Behar district, Krishnanagar Dakshin in Nadia district, Kulti in West Burdwan district, and Garbeta in West Midnapore district.
On March 2, Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will flag off another ‘Parivartan Yatra’ from the Sandeshkhali Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district.
Additionally, on the same day, three more parallel ‘Parivartan Yatras’ will be launched from Islampur in North Dinajpur district, Amta in Howrah district, and Hansan in Birbhum district, as per the BJP state committee member.
The leadership of the party has indicated that these simultaneous ‘Parivartan Yatras’ aim to encompass all 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal as a part of the BJP’s extensive outreach campaign ahead of the elections.
Not only will HM Amit Shah and Shivraj Singh Chouhan partake in the ‘Parivartan Yatra’ campaign, but various senior BJP figures are also anticipated to participate at different stages.
This includes BJP national president Nitin Nabin, Union Minister J.P. Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, former Union Minister Smriti Irani, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, among others.
At the culmination of the ‘Parivartan Yatra’ initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address a significant public rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, tentatively scheduled for either the end of the second week or the beginning of the third week of March.
The precise date for Prime Minister Modi's rally is still under consideration.