Mamta Banerjee’s visit to Odisha from today, will meet Naveen Patnaik
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will leave for a tour of Odisha today (Tuesday) evening. She will take night rest in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar. The next day she will go to Puri to visit Lord Jagannath. On Thursday, she will meet Biju Janata Dal President and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar. There is a possibility of discussion on the third front between the two. Mamta wants a new front to be formed with like-minded parties keeping distance from BJP and Congress.
Earlier, she has met Samajwadi Party President and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in this regard in Kolkata. Along with Mamata Banerjee, officials of the Public Works Department are also going to Odisha. The Chief Minister will inspect the possible land for the government guest house around Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri. The eyes of political observers are now fixed on the meeting of Mamta-Naveen. It is understood that both the leaders can address a joint press conference after the meeting.