Siliguri: The state administration told the BJP Bengal leadership “at the last moment” that the field where Narendra Modi’s chopper was to land here tomorrow was unsuitable because of the soft soil, said party state president Rahul Sinha today.
Late tonight, the PWD was busy building another helipad on firmer land near the rally venue in Matigara, Siliguri.
A BJP state leader later said the leadership had been informed about the development and there was a chance that Modi, the party’s prime ministerial face, would drive from Bagdogra airport to Matigara, a distance that can be covered in 20 minutes. He, however, said that as of now, the party would stick to its chopper plan.
The Bengal BJP accused the state administration of “deliberate non co-operation”.
The ground at Matigara, Panchkelguri Math, is 15km from Bagdogra, where Modi would board a 20-seater chopper to reach the venue. He is scheduled to land in Bagdogra around 10am .
This morning, the Siliguri police commissioner and PWD engineers went to inspect the rally venue. They told BJP leaders there that a 20-tonne chopper could not land on such soft ground — the area is paddy land — as the wheels of the chopper might sink into the soil.
10/04/14 Telegraph India
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Late tonight, the PWD was busy building another helipad on firmer land near the rally venue in Matigara, Siliguri.
A BJP state leader later said the leadership had been informed about the development and there was a chance that Modi, the party’s prime ministerial face, would drive from Bagdogra airport to Matigara, a distance that can be covered in 20 minutes. He, however, said that as of now, the party would stick to its chopper plan.
The Bengal BJP accused the state administration of “deliberate non co-operation”.
The ground at Matigara, Panchkelguri Math, is 15km from Bagdogra, where Modi would board a 20-seater chopper to reach the venue. He is scheduled to land in Bagdogra around 10am .
This morning, the Siliguri police commissioner and PWD engineers went to inspect the rally venue. They told BJP leaders there that a 20-tonne chopper could not land on such soft ground — the area is paddy land — as the wheels of the chopper might sink into the soil.
10/04/14 Telegraph India
