BJP calls Shah as Mamata goes on Durga Puja pandal inauguration spree

AS West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday virtually inaugurated six prominent Durga Pujas in and around Kolkata, according to sources, state BJP leaders have requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to visit the state capital to inaugurate a puja.

- PRONAB MONDAL

"We requested the Union Home Minister to come and inaugurate Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja which is organised by Sajal Ghosh, who defected from the TMC to our party. The office of the Home minister gave us a green signal," said a senior BJP leader.

This year, Mamata, for the first time, inaugurated Bengal's biggest religious festival virtually from her Kalighat residence owing to knee injuries.