going to visit the temple Important part of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s program She arrived on a three-day tour of Goa on Thursday.
The Trinamool Congress president is scheduled to visit three temples on Friday. After an interaction session with members of the fishing community, Ms Banerjee will visit Mangushi Temple, followed by Shree Mahalsa Narayani Temple and Tapobhoomi Temple.
The three-temple visit in a day assumes significance as the TMC president is trying to expand her party’s footprint in the western state.
However, Ms Banerjee has always visited religious places as part of her political campaigns. During the West Bengal assembly elections earlier this year, when he contested from Nandigram and later during the Bhabanipur by-election, he visited temples on a daily basis during his campaign.
Her current schedule makes it clear that Ms. Banerjee is not shy about being projected as a ‘Hindu’ leader, emphasizing harmony between all religions.
Several TMC leaders, including MPs, have been camping in Goa for the past several days to make Ms Banerjee’s Goa visit a success. A few weeks ago, former Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro joined the Trinamool Congress along with some other local leaders, helping the party gain a foothold in the state.
West Bengal Congress president and leader of the party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday raised questions about Ms Banerjee’s visit to Goa and said she was trying to “buy MLAs” in Goa and blame them for the interest of the people. charged with working. BJP in coastal state.
Ms Banerjee’s convoy was greeted by BJP supporters with black flags and slogans of “Jai Shri Ram”.
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