Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is slated to visit Assam’s Barpeta on March 14 (Thursday), reports emerged.

Rajnath Singh will pay a visit to the Barpeta Satra and participate in a crucial public meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

According to Assam cabinet minister Jayanta Malla Baruah, the Defence Minister will address two rallies in Barpeta and Kokrajhar, adding that preparations are underway for the events.

Meanwhile, BJP State President Bhabesh Kalita visited the venue in Barpeta and took stock of all the preparations and arrangements and discussed in detail about the public meeting with the party workers.

On the other hand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Assam's Nagaon on March 15. He will be inaugurating the Bardowa Project in Nagaon which is the birthplace of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva.

The project, worth Rs 188 crore, entails the development of Batadrava Than as a centre of art, culture, and spiritualism. The state government has taken up the Batadrava Than beautification project with a cost of Rs. 188 crore covering an area of 165 bigha.

Additionally, the Home Minister is also slated to conduct rallies in Margherita in Tinsukia and Nazira in Sivasagar as part of the campaigning for the BJP. He will also address a townhall program in Guwahati, informed state BJP President Bhabesh Kalita.