Kolkata, Sept. 26 -- union Home Minister Amit Shah today inaugurated the Durga Puja pandal of Santosh Mitra Square here and extended his greetings to the people of West Bengal and the entire country on the occasion of Durga Puja.
Addressing the gathering, Shah said he had offered prayers to Maa Durga and sought her blessings for a new government in Bengal after the 2026 Assembly elections one that would restore the state's lost glory of Sonar Bangla (Golden Bengal).
"I have prayed to Maa Durga that after this Assembly election, there is a government which can make the state Sonar Bangla," he said.
Emphasising the vision of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, he added, "May Bengal once again become safe, prosperous, peaceful, and fertile....