Guwahati, Mar 14 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reach Guwahati on Saturday for a two-day visit to Assam, during which he will attend an official function and address a rally of the BJP’s youth wing.
Shah is scheduled to arrive at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here in the evening and will spend the night at the Kainadhara State Guest House in the city, a party functionary said.
“He is likely to meet the top leadership of the party and discuss the strategies for the upcoming Assam assembly polls. There is nothing scheduled, but we look forward to his guidance,” BJP Assam Media Relation Convenor Dhrubajyoti Maral told PTI.
On Sunday morning, Shah will inaugurate the Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital in Kalapahar area.
The Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital has two campuses — one at Panbazar and the other at Kalapahar.
It will be the second such institute in the state capital after Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.
The Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) at Panbazar and the Kalapahar TB Hospital have been upgraded and made the two sites of the medical college.
“After the government programme, the home minister will go to the Veterinary College Playground in Khanapara to attend the youth convention, organised by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM),” Maral said.
Shah will address the youths to motivate them to work for the nation and society, he added.
A member of the BJYM said around 60,000 youths from across the state are expected to attend the rally.
“After the youth convention, Shah will leave the state,” an official said. PTI TR TR BDC
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