Union home minister Amit Shah will flag off the fourth leg of the BJP’s Parivartan Yatra here on Thursday.
The saffron camp has lined up a public meeting at the Rashmela Ground in the town where Shah will be present.
In December 2018, the BJP had planned a similar yatra that was supposed to start from Cooch Behar. However, the campaign was eventually cancelled.
“The Union home minister will be here and will offer puja at the Madanmohan temple. He will then speak at the public meeting and will flag off the yatra. We will prove our strength at the Rashmela Ground,” said Sanjoy Chakraborty, a district general secretary of the BJP.
Shah will also pay homage to Panchanan Burma, a social reformer revered by the Rajbanshi community. In Cooch Behar, Rajbanshis are in majority and their support decides the fate of political parties in the elections.
While the BJP is putting all efforts to show its strength in the district, Trinamul has decided to organise protests against the Centre’s farm law in all blocks of Cooch Behar.
“There will be protests in all blocks against the law that is anti-farmer. Also, farmers will wear black badges and work tomorrow in protest. Our leaders and workers will gather at specific venues to join the demonstrations,” said Partha Pratim Roy, the Cooch Behar district Trinamul president.
