Amit Shah may come to hills later, says Raju Bista (File Photo)

Darjeeling:

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was unable to attend a scheduled election rally in West Bengal’s Darjeeling town on Sunday as his helicopter failed to land due to bad weather, a party leader said.

Mr Shah is scheduled to address the rally in support of Raju Bista, the BJP candidate for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat.

“Amit Shah luckyHis visit to Darjeeling had to be canceled as his helicopter failed to land in Darjeeling due to bad weather. “

#watch | West Bengal: Raju Bista, the BJP Lok Saha candidate from Darjeeling, said, “I am grateful to the home minister… who wanted to come to Darjeeling to meet the residents but could not due to bad weather Could come. Even after waiting 4 hours, he couldn’t come via audio after several hours… pic.twitter.com/NV8J2U2lCU

— ANI (@ANI) April 21, 2024

Later, local MP Mr Bista told reporters that Mr Shah may come to the hills ahead of the April 26 polls for Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat.

Local BJP leaders addressed the rally.

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