Hummingbird News Desk
KHARAGPUR, 14 MARCH: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today held a colourful roadshow at Kharagpur in West Midnapore as he sought to bolster the BJP’s campaign in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections.
The road show, which commenced at the local BJP office, ‘Premhari Bhavan’, and concluded at Malancha petrol pump in the town, covered a distance of nearly one kilometre.
Mr Shah was accompanied by BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, party state president Dilip Ghosh and actor cum party’s candidate Hiran Chatterjee.
Thousands of supporters took part in the rally, which began in the evening, as residents stood on balconies and rooftops to witness the show.
Mr Shah waved at the spectators and showered rose petals on the participants of the roadshow. He will conduct a meeting with the party leaders tonight and address a public meeting at Jhargram tomorrow.
