Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that Eastern India has the potential to be the growth engine of our country. Prime Minister Modi was virtually addressing Bhartiya Janata Party workers during the inauguration of the Kshetriya Panchyati Raj Parishad at Kolaghat in West Bengal today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on the Opposition I.N.D.I.A saying they did not want a discussion on Manipur issue.
 
Mr. Modi also launched a scathing attack on the ruling  Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the recent Panchayat polls held in West Bengal . He said, the entire country has seen the 'politics of murder' in the eastern State. The Prime Minister also accused the TMC of rigging the Panchayat Polls in Bengal and said that the voters were being intimidated. BJP chief JP Nadda was physically present at the inauguration in Kolaghat.
 
Mr JP Nadda will also hold meetings with the Bengal BJP Core Committee, Members of Parliament and legislators to review preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 during this tour.
 
West Bengal will also host the Eastern Panchayatiraj Parishad Workshop (Eastern Regional Conference) starting today in the presence of 134 workers and district council members from the Eastern Region, including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Odisha, and Jharkhand.