Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived here on Sunday on a two-day visit to the State. He was accorded a rousing reception at the city airport.
Makin a night halt and offering prayers at the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar on the last Monday of holy month of Shravan, Shah
would leave for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birthplace in Cuttack and pay tribute to the legendary leader by garlanding his statue on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
He would also attend a function marking the 75th anniversary of Odia daily Prajatantra’ at the Indoor Stadium in Cuttack.
Later, Shah would visit the Odisha BJP office in Bhubaneswar, where he would meet senior State party leaders. In the evening, he would attend a book reading of Modi@20 at a hotel here before flying back to Delhi.