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Bengal BJP Opens Temporary NaMo Malls Ahead of Puja
The Bengal BJP has opened temporary stalls called NaMo Malls for the Puja season.
One opened in Panihati on Thursday.
People can buy festive clothes there, with some items costing as little as Rs 10.
The party says these are temporary stalls, not permanent malls.
It plans to set up more in districts across the state.
The programme is linked to an initiative called Seva Sankalp Abhiyan.
Party leaders say the stalls are meant to help ordinary people get clothes for the festival.
The BJP also hopes the stalls will help it meet voters before local elections.
The Bengal BJP launched a temporary NaMo Mall at Panihati near HB Town in North 24-Parganas on Thursday.
The stalls offer festive clothing and other items, with some clothes priced as low as Rs 10.
Sukanta Majumdar said the outlets are temporary seasonal stalls, not permanent shopping malls.
The party says it plans to take the programme to districts across the state during the Puja season.
The initiative is linked to the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan and comes ahead of Kolkata and Howrah municipal elections.
- Who
- The Bengal BJP, with the Panihati outlet inaugurated by Sukanta Majumdar.
- What
- Temporary NaMo Malls offering festive clothing and other items at subsidised prices, including clothes for as little as Rs 10.
- Where
- Panihati near HB Town in North 24-Parganas; the party plans outlets in districts across Bengal.
- When
- The Panihati outlet opened on Thursday, ahead of Durga Puja and the approaching Kolkata and Howrah municipal elections.
- Why
- The BJP says the stalls provide a Puja gift and affordable clothes for ordinary and economically weaker people, while also serving as public outreach ahead of civic elections.
Key facts
- First outlet
- Panihati, near HB Town in North 24-Parganas
- Opening
- Thursday
- Lowest stated price
- Some clothes are offered for Rs 10
- Format
- Temporary seasonal stalls, not permanent malls
- Planned reach
- Districts across Bengal
- Associated programme
- Seva Sankalp Abhiyan
- Political context
- Ahead of Kolkata and Howrah municipal elections
Quotes
Sukanta Majumdar
Former Bengal BJP state president and Union minister who inaugurated the Panihati outlet.
“These are temporary malls. They are not permanent luxury shopping malls, but temporary stalls set up for the convenience of ordinary people during the festive season.”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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