In rigorous attacks at the Mamata-led TMC government, the BJP chief said that its people "who are used to listening to Rabindra Sangeet are now hearing the sound of bomb blasts".

The MLAs alleged that several state ministers and the bureaucracy were not listening to them and were showing a callous attitude towards the public representatives

Describing the decision of dropping the stanzas of the song as a “big mistake,” Shah said that the Congress party put a “blot of communalism” on such a pure work of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

During the visit, Shah is expected to hold a series of meetings with party workers and intellectuals in Kolkata and Howrah

In a string of tweets, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief said that whatever happened during the time of the PDP-BJP rule in the state was in accordance with the Agenda of Alliance (AoA) the two parties had drawn up.

In a statement, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said Amit Shah had no business to lecture the Congress on nationalism and that the BJP would never be able to realise the hard work which the UPA did to usher peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

The BJP chief alleged that when the Congress leaders make remarks on Kashmir, Lashkar-e-taiba comes forward to support them.

Shah is scheduled to address a rally in the city to mark the 65th death anniversary of Bhartiya Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee.

NABARD issued a statement, saying that the average deposit amount in the Ahmedabad DCCB was Rs 46,795 per account holder, which is lower than the average per depositor in 18 DCCBs of Gujarat.

In an address to "social media warriors", including party workers and supporters, of the BJP, Shah also asked them to highlight the achievements of the four years of the Modi government.

The Congress has made it clear that it will not join hands with PDP to form an alliance.

Shah will pay tributes to BJP ideologue Shyama Prasad Mukherjee at a memorial in Punjab's Lakhanpur area on June 23, he said.   

Sounding the bugle for the year-end elections in Chhattisgarh, Shah questioned Gandhi for seeking an account of the work done by the BJP-led government at the Centre in the last four years.

According to the schedule, Shah will reach Darima airstrip in Ambikpur by a special plane at around 11:45 am tomorrow. 

On Wednesday, Amit Shah had met Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit and veteran industrialist Rata Tata in Mumbai. Shah met Madhuri and Ratan Tata to share Modi government's achievements during the last four years.

During the poll campaign, the Shiv Sena repeatedly attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After facing defeat in the Palghar bypoll at the hands of the BJP, the Shiv Sena labelled the ally party as its “biggest political enemy”.

"I also requested him to meet me next time he visits Mumbai," Lata Mangeshkar said.

According to the BJP, the meeting was in connection with its Sampark for Samarthan (contact for support) campaign being led by the party president in the run-up to next year’s Lok Sabha polls.

According to the BJP, the meeting was in connection with its Sampark for Samarthan (contact for support) campaign being led by the BJP president in the run up to next year’s Lok Sabha polls.

The BJP launched a mega public drive, Sampark for Samarthan, following the Modi government's fourth anniversary on May 26.