Kolkata, Dec. 6 -- After a gap of two years, Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground is set to host another mass Gita chanting programme on Sunday, and unlike the "one-lakh voice" chant held in December 2023, organisers now claim the turnout will swell to five lakh participants.
Preparations are underway across the Maidan to accommodate the projected crowd.
The event is being organised by the Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad, with the BJP lending behind-the-scenes support.
Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was the first to announce the programme, declaring that five lakh Hindus would participate in the mass chant.
Though his own presence remains uncertain, senior BJP leaders - Dilip Ghosh, state party president Shamik Bhattacharya, and union mi...