West Medinipur, Dec. 20 -- BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to West Bengal should not be linked to elections, asserting that the Prime Minister regularly travels across the country to inaugurate and review development works.

"Many people are linking this to the elections, but PM Modi keeps travelling across the country for development programmes," Ghosh said while reacting to the Prime Minister's visit to the state.

Highlighting a long-pending infrastructure project, the BJP leader said the road stretch from Barasat to Barajaguli, spanning about 17-18 kilometres, has been pending for the past 10-15 years.

"This road could not be built earlier because the state government did not clear th...