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PM Modi's two-day Kolkata visit: All Updates

| @indiablooms | Jan 11, 2020, at 03:27 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Kolkata beginning on Saturday. Modi's visit to Kolkata is taking place amid the widespread protests against the Centre over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, National Register of Citizens (NRC), National Population Register (NPR) and also the assault on Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students. 

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PM Modi inaugurates light and sound show at iconic Howrah Bridge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting Kolkata, inaugurated the light and sound show at the iconic Howrah Bridge in the city. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attended the event.
 

Kolkata: Modi attends programme in Old Currency Building

PM Narendra Modi is attending a programme at Old Currency Building in Kolkata.

Narendra Modi, Mamata meet in Kolkata

PM Narendra Modi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets in Raj Bhawan in Kolkata on Saturday.

Speaking after her meet with the PM, Mamata Banerjee described it as a 'courtesy call'.

She said she informed the PM about the Rs. 38,000 crore pending to recevied by the state from the Centre.

Banerjee said she raised the issues like CAA, NRC and NPR during her meet.

"I informed him that we are against CAA,NPR and NRC," she said.

"She said we want them to be withdrawn," she said. 

 

Modi and Mamata Banerjee meeting in Raj Bhawan

Modi reaches Raj Bhawan

Amid protests against the newly passed citizenship law by the Centre across Kolkata, PM Narendra Modi, who landed in Kolkara earlier, reached Raj Bhawan in the city. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is already present in Raj Bhawan, local media reports said.

Modi arrives in Race Course

Narendra Modi's chopper lands in Race Course. He will visit Raj Bhavan soon. He reached Kolkata earlier.

Modi to arrive in Race Course soon

PM Narendra Modi, who reached Kolkata earlier, will reach Race Course in the heart of the city soon. He left the airport in a chopper to reach Race Course.

Anti-CAA protest across Kolkata

On a day when PM Modi is visiting Kolkata, several anti-CAA protests are taking place across the city on Saturday.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim and BJP leader Dilip Ghosh welcome Modi in Kolkata airport.

PM Modi's flight lands in Kolkata

Modi's flight landed in Kolkata.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim and state BJP president Dilip Ghosh arrived at Kolkata Airport to welcome Modi.

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