Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah landed at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Assam’s Guwahati on Friday as part of a three-day visit to the northeast.
He was welcomed by key BJP officials including Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam State BJP President Bhabesh Kalita and others at the airport.
Amit Shah is scheduled to attend a meeting of the Assam BJP core group at the state guest house in Kharguli at 6 pm today.
Meanwhile, BJP national president JP Nadda also arrived in Guwahati on Friday. CM Sarma, union minister Sarbananda Sonowal, and other BJP members greeted him warmly.
Meanwhile, taking to twitter, CM Sarma wrote, “Received Adarniya Griha Mantri Shri @AmitShah ji at LGBI Airport, Guwahati. He will be present at the inauguration of new @BJP4Assam office building and Karyakarta Sammelan. Looking forward to his visionary insight to help us take our party to greater heights in Assam & NE.”
Amit Shah will officially open the recently built state BJP office in Guwahati’s Basistha area at 10:30 on Saturday.
The party workers’ meeting would thereafter begin at 1 pm at the Veterinary College playground in Khanapara, with Nadda and Shah in attendance.
Shah and Nadda will also attend a meeting with the chief ministers and DGPs of the northeastern states as well as a review session for the North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) on Saturday night.
Shah will go to the Police Training College in Golaghat’s Dergaon on Sunday in the afternoon to attend the state superintendents of police meeting.
Shah will leave the state on Sunday night while Nadda will leave on Saturday night after attending a few meetings.