TMC Leader Abhishek Banerjee Starts Mass Outreach Campaign Ahead Of Local Polls In Bengal’s Cooch Behar

Abhishek will travel around 3,500 km during the two-month outreach campaign and hold more than 250 rallies across the state to garner support for the government ahead of reflections.

All India Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee started the campaign 'Trinamool ey Nabajowar' (new wave in Trinamool), after offering puja at Madhaikhal Kali Mandir in the Dinhata assembly constituency.

Source : PTI

Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday began a public outreach campaign programme for the currently ruling party in West Bengal. Banerjee, who is TMC's national general secretary, commenced the campaign, 'Trinamool ey Nabajowar' (new wave in Trinamool), by offering puja at Madhaikhal Kali Mandir in the Dinhata assembly constituency.

A party leader said, "He offered puja at the temple and then met villagers, who spoke about their grievances. He told them that their problems would be resolved soon,” as quoted by PTI.

According to a TMC leader, Abhishek also gave them assurances that their houses will be constructed by the Mamata Banerjee-led state government even if the Centre does not clear the dues under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek is considered the party's second more important leader after the CM.

Abhishek will travel around 3,500 km during the two-month outreach campaign and hold more than 250 rallies across the state to garner support for the government ahead of reflections.

The TMC MP had earlier said that the outreach campaign aims to reach out to the people and empower them to decide on party candidates for the imminent panchayat polls through secret ballots, reported PTI.

He is expected to address three back-to-back rallies in Dinhata, Sitai and Sitalkuchi assembly constituencies. And later in the evening, he will also participate in a convention and 'Gram Banglar Motamot (Opinion of rural Bengal) event. Locals are expected to choose and support TMC leaders for the upcoming rural polls through secret ballots.