Agartala, Feb 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Tripura on Saturday to address two election rallies in favor of BJP candidates, the party’s state media-in-charge Sunit Sarkar said.
Chief Minister Manik Saha, BJP state election in-charge Mahesh Sharma, and the party’s state unit president, Rajib Bhattacharya, would receive the PM at Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport here.
Modi is scheduled to address the first rally at Ambassa in the Dhalai district around 12 noon, and the second at Gomati, which is likely to start at 3 pm.
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During the day, Bhattacharjee, the party’s northeast coordinator Dr. Sambit Patra, along with other leaders, held a meeting here to discuss the preparations ahead of the prime minister’s visit.
PM may also visit the state on February 13.
According to senior police officers, security has been beefed up across the state in view of the PM’s visit.
