Kolkata/IBNS: Commencing his two-day visit to Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the city on Saturday.
He was welcomed in the airport by West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim and BJP leader Dilip Ghosh.
Modi is visiting the city on a day when the city is witnessing protests, organized by various organizations, against the recently passed citizenship law by the Centre.
Several protesters were heard shouting the slogan- 'Go Back Modi'.
Meanwhile, Modi reached Race Course in a helicopter.
Earlier in the day, he said he felt 'excited' to visit the city.
"I am excited to be in West Bengal today and tomorrow. I am delighted to be spending time at the Ramakrishna Mission and that too when we mark Swami Vivekananda’s Jayanti. There is something special about that place," he tweeted.
With an aim to expand the "cultural space" of the "cultural capital" of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday dedicate to the public four restored heritage buildings of the city namely Old Currency Building, Belvedere House and Metcalfe House and three refurbished galleries of the iconic Victoria Memorial.
The Prime Minister will dedicate the restored sites to the people of Kolkata and West Bengal from the Old Currency Building, said Raghavendra Singh, CEO of Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces.
Modi is expected to meet West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during the visit.
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