Will West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari celebrate Ram Navami at Mamata's constituency?

As Ram Navami celebrations begin in West Bengal, all eyes are on BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. The BJP leader,  who approached the court to celebrate the festival in Mothabari after police denied him permission to visit the region, is on a spree to attend celebrations across the state.

 

Adhikari is reportedly flooded with Ram Navami invitations from different parts of the state that he has decided to extend the celebration to seven days, from five. The Nandigram MLA will start his festivities by inaugurating the Ram Navami programme in Ranaghat on Saturday.

 

But, the question many ask is whether Adhikari will go to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's assembly constituency Bhabanipur to organise Ram Navami programmes. The BJP unit at Bhabanipur has already extended Adhikari an invitation to attend the festivities on the day of Ram Navami on Sunday. 

 

The opposition leader is yet to reveal whether he will attend the event at Bhabanipur, according to Anandabazar Patrika. However, he has reportedly instructed the BJP leadership of Bhavanipur to organise a big procession on Sunday. As per his instruction, a colourful procession of Ram Navami has been organised across wards 70 and 72 of Kolkata Municipality under the assembly constituency.

 

Though there is a Ram Navami programme in his constituency Nandigram on Sunday, speculations are that Adhikari may go to Purba Medinipur district. He will also participate in Ram Navami programs in Howrah and North Kolkata. 

 

A BJP leader told Anandabazar Patrika that Adhikari's strategy to avoid Bhabanipur is to avoid police intervention in the conduct of the event. 

"Police obstructing Suvendu Adhikari's programme is not a new thing. If he goes to join the Bhabanipur on Ram Navami, the event may face obstruction. Therefore, he will participate in a religious procession at Ramlila Maidan in Kolkata. He will also keep an eye on Bhabanipur," he added.

 

According to BJP parliamentary party sources, Adhikari has issued clear instructions to ensure that his full programme is not published in advance. 

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