File photograph of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. | Photo Credit: ANI
Mr. Shah stated Bengal ought to as soon as once more change into protected, peaceable and affluent, fulfilling the dream of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
“I’ve prayed to Maa Durga that after this meeting election, there’s a authorities which might make the state ‘Sonar Bangla’ (golden Bengal),” he stated.
“I additionally lengthen my greetings to individuals of Bengal and the nation for Durga Puja,” Mr. Shah stated on the inauguration of the pandal of the Santosh Mitra Square Sarbojanin Durgotsab Samity in north Kolkata.
The Home Minister additionally condoled the deaths in latest rain-related incidents within the State.
“I pay homage to those that misplaced their lives in rain-related incidents in Bengal,” Mr. Shah stated.
At least 11 individuals died following torrential rain within the metropolis and adjoining areas on September 23.
Mr. Shah arrived in Kolkata on Thursday (September 25, 2025) night time and was acquired on the airport by senior state BJP chief Rahul Sinha.
He is scheduled to go to the Kalighat temple in south Kolkata and provide puja, and later inaugurate the Durga Puja pandal of the BJP-backed Paschim Banga Sanskriti Mancha on the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) in Salt Lake.
Published – September 26, 2025 12:36 pm IST








