Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Belur Math and four Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata and its outskirts during his two-day visit to Bengal on Oct 17 and 18 – the two days of Saptami.According to the tour plan released by the ministry of home affairs, Shah is scheduled to land at Kolkata airport from Ahmedabad around 8 pm on Saturday and will stay at Soujanya, the state govt guest house in Alipore.On Sunday, he will spend around 30 minutes at Belur Math and visit the Durga Puja pandal of Bali Deshbandhu Club in Howrah.The home minister will then have lunch at Soujanya and is then likely to visit the Chetla 24 Palli and Sreebhumi Sporting Club pandals and Shobhabazar Rajbari. Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari is likely to accompany Shah during his pandal visits.Shah is scheduled to depart for Delhi from Kolkata airport around 3.05pm.The state govt had extended invitations to both PM Narendra Modi and Shah to attend the grand Mahalaya programme at Eden Gardens. However, both Modi and Shah were unable to attend.Shah had visited Kolkata during the 2025 Durga Puja and inaugurated the pujas at Santosh Mitra Square and EZCC.
