West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee, and her party General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, are on a 3 -day trip to the northeastern state of Meghalaya from Monday three months ahead of the Assembly polls.
The TMC top duo have no schedule in the capital city of Shillong in the evening. They would be addressing a series of party meetings on Tuesday.
“Both are expected to share the details of the party’s expansion plans in Meghalaya at the meeting. We are currently the principal opposition party in Meghalaya and we expect the gathering to be quite a success. During her three-day visit to Meghalaya, the Chief Minister will participate in a pre- Christmas celebration programme there,” said a senior member of the state cabinet who did not wish to be named.
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Political observers feel that the chief minister’s Meghalaya trip ahead of Christmas was significant, especially in the backdrop of the forthcoming Assembly elections there. Previously, though Abhsihek Banerjee has conducted meetings in Meghalaya, Mamata Banerjee’s first political meeting there has evoked interest among the political observers.
The BJP leadership, however, have ridiculed the visit and claimed that first “Trinamool Congress should concentrate on keeping the party and state government intact in West Bengal and then only try to venture out in other states”.
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