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BJP Defers Bengal Campaign, Amit Shah To Address Rally On January 22
The scheduled rallies of BJP in West Bengal has been deferred by two days to January 22 owing to its national president Amit Shahs ill health, the party officials said on Friday
KOLKATA: The scheduled rallies of BJP in West Bengal has been deferred by two days to January 22 owing to its national president Amit Shah's ill health, the party officials said on Friday.
"As he (Shah) is not well, we have decided to change dates (of the rallies) so that he can attend them. There has been change in dates. Amit Shah will address the first rally on January 22 in Malda," Dilip Ghosh, president of the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party said.
Mr Shah, who has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, with swine flu, is doing well and will be discharged in a day or two, the party had said on Thursday.
On January 23, Mr Shah will address two rallies at Suri in Birbhum district and Jhargram district. On January 24, he will address rallies at Krishnanagar in Nadia district and Jaynagar in South 24 Parganas district, Mr Ghosh said.
The BJP has identified West Bengal as a priority state for the upcoming general elections and Mr Shah has set a target of winning 22 of the state's 42 Lok Sabha seats.
The party is also looking to host a few rallies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi although the dates have not been confirmed yet, Mr Ghosh said.
In the last few years, the BJP has emerged as the main opposition in the state with a commendable show in rural polls and by-elections.
Mr Shah's rally will come just days after TMC's mega opposition rally.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday had asked the West Bengal government to allow proposed public meetings and rallies of the BJP under its "Ganatantra Bachao Yatra".
In a show of strength ahead of the national polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has organised a massive rally in Kolkata today which is likely to see participation of lakhs. Leaders of all major opposition parties have been invited to the rally to be held at the Brigade Parade ground in the heart of the city.
