BHUBANESWAR: The state BJP is upbeat as Union home minister Amit Shah is set to arrive here on Sunday evening on a two-day Odisha visit and hold a political discussion with senior party leaders apart from attending other events.
Addressing a press conference, state BJP president Samir Mohanty said Shah is scheduled to pay obeisance at the Lingaraj shrine on August 8, the last auspicious Monday of the holy month of Shravan, go to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birthplace museum in Cuttack as part of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav celebrations and address the 75th anniversary of Odia daily Prajatantra, founded by freedom fighter and state’s first CM Harekrushna Mahtab. He will also attend a book reading session on Modi@20, co-authored by him and hold political discussions with party leaders and workers.