Amit Shah’s 2-Day Visit To Maharashtra Begins Today, Check Multiple Events Lined Up

On a two-day visit to Maharasthra, Amit Shah will inaugurate a new building of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) campus in Pune

Amit Shah | Image: AFP

Maharashtra: Union home minister Amit Shah will embark on a two-day visit to Maharasthra in which he will inaugurate a new building of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) campus in Pune and attend several public events including the co-operative council conference.

The home minister’s itinerary is going to be packed with visits to educational institutes, religious places among other things, according to the glimpse shared by the news agency ANI.

Know The Itinerary Of The Visit

December 18:  On the first day of his visit to Maharashtra, that is Saturday, Shah will worship at the famed Shirdi temple at 11:15am, according to a top government official quoted by the agency. This will be followed by the home minister participating in Padmashree Dr Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Literary Award distribution.

Next, Shah has two back-to-back conferences lined up at Maharashtra's Loni region in the noon – the Cooperation Council Conference and the Sahakar Parishad Conference.

In the evening, the home minister will reach state capital Mumbai, where he is set to attend the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) National Award Distribution Ceremony at around 6pm.

December 19:  On the second day of his visit, Shah will be travelling to Pune and start the day with a visit to the Shrimant Dagdusheth Ganpati Temple in the city at 10am.

After this, he will inaugurate the new building of the CFSL campus in Pune at 11am and then attend ‘Bada Khana’ – a practice in the Indian Army and paramilitary organisations to prepare lunch or dinner on important days – with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel at 1pm.

He will also visit the Pune campus of the Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM), a grant-in-aid institution under the Union ministry of cooperation. He will attend the convocation ceremony at 2 pm, according to the schedule shared by the news agency.

After spending an hour at the event, the home minister will then attend another event where the foundations of the statues of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Babasaheb Ambedkar will be laid at the Pune Municipal Corporation around 3.45pm.

Lastly, the minister will attend a conference of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Pune city workers at 4.40pm at the Ganesh Kala Sports Centre. He will also pay homage to Babasaheb Purandare at his home at around 6.45pm, as per the news agency.