Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend a dinner party at the residence of Sourav Ganguly, the BCCI President and the Prince of Kolkata, on Friday evening. Shah’s attending dinner at Sourav Ganguly’s house is once again intensifying new political speculations in West Bengal. Party sources say that there was a plan to include Ganguly in the BJP earlier as well, but at that time it could not happen due to some reasons, but now once again the possibility has increased that Ganguly can join BJP. Meanwhile, Mamta Banerjee has also taken a jibe. Message to Ganguly that Shah must be fed Mishti Doi, the famous dish of Bengal.
Home Minister Amit Shah’s program to have dinner at Sourav Ganguly’s house is believed to be almost fixed. Shortly before Shah reached Ganguly’s house, BCCI President Ganguly said that he has prepared vegetarian food for the Home Minister to eat. Ganguly said that the Home Minister has accepted his invitation for dinner and they will have dinner together in the evening. Ganguly is the President of BCCI and Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah is the Secretary of BCCI. Ganguly said that he has known Shah since 2008.
Earlier also there were reports of joining BJP.
BJP sources say that Sourav Ganguly was about to join BJP before the West Bengal assembly elections, but after a minor heart attack, he preferred to take health benefits and at that time his decision to join BJP was left behind. At that time, the BJP was considering making Ganguly the CM face of the party. Ganguly has been the most successful captain of the Indian cricket team. He has a huge fan following in West Bengal. He is also known as Prince of Kolkata. In such a situation, by taking Ganguly along, BJP would like to penetrate the fort of Mamta Banerjee and also want to take lead in the Lok Sabha elections. Let us inform that there are 42 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal.
Mamta took a pinch
West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee has quipped about Amit Shah’s dinner party at Ganguly’s house. He said that we have a tradition of welcoming our guests wholeheartedly. I want to tell Sourav Ganguly that Mishti Doi (sweet curd) must be fed to Shah. Mishti Doi is a famous dish of West Bengal.
Let us inform that before going to Sourav Ganguly’s residence, Amit Shah will participate in the ‘Mukti-Matrika’ cultural program organized by the Ministry of Culture at Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata. The program will also see a dance by Sourav Ganguly’s wife Dona Ganguly and her troupe Diksha Manjari.