Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra  Modi will visit West Bengal on 7 February to dedicate numerous government projects in the coming week in the poll-bound state.

"PM Modi will visit West Bengal on February 7. He will be here to dedicate three projects and lay the foundation stone for one project, at the invitation of Govt of Inidia’s  petroleum department and the road transport department," Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra  Pradhan said.

PM Modi will address a party rally after laying the foundation stone of the LPG import terminal built by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in Haldia on February 7.

 West Bengal BJP vice-president Pratap Banerjee on Tuesday said that after attending the programme, where the PM will lay the foundation stone of LPG import terminal, Prime Minister will also address a BJP rally in Haldia on the same day.

Notably, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that PM Modi will visit Haldia on February 7 to attend a govt program. “In line with PM’s vision, the import terminal will drive a clean fuel-led growth in eastern India and create several new opportunities for employment for the youth of Bengal.

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