TMC's Mamata Banerjee will visit Meghalaya on January 18
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee will visit Meghalaya on January 18 and hold a rally in North Garo Hills district to boost the morale of party workers ahead of this year’s assembly elections.
West Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee had addressed the TMC workers’ convention in the northeastern state last month, apart from participating in pre-Christmas celebrations.
The party said on Sunday evening that it will hold a public meeting on January 18 at Mendipathar in the district.
Its national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and TMC parliamentary party leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien will be present at the rally.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited Meghalaya in December to attend the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Shillong.
The TMC is trying to gain a foothold in the North Eastern state along with Assam and Tripura in this region.
In November 2021, 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya had joined the TMC, making it the main opposition party in the 60-member assembly.
During her December visit, Banerjee launched a financial assistance scheme for women in Meghalaya, with over 3.14 lakh registrations so far, the party said in a statement.
