By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/GUWAHATI: BJP National VP in Charge of Assam and Delhi, Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda, also a 4th times former MP, along with his model turned media baron wife, Jagi Panda, who heads OTV network, have performed ‘Surya Puja’ at the Maa Kamakhya Devi Temple in Assam.
“Was blessed to get a darshan at the Ma Kamakhya Devi temple in Guwahati today, as well as to do a Surya puja at the appropriate site within the complex. This storied religious site dates from a prehistoric period & emanates a powerful aura that must be experienced to be believed,” BJP National VP Baijayant Jay Panda tweeted @PandaJay.
“My first Darshan of Maa Kamakhya Devi in Assam this morning..prayed for the wellbeing of all near n dear…especially for my colleagues who are still unfairly incarcerated by the authorities and facing intense harassment Folded handsFolded handsFolded handsMay Maa give them strength n bless them,” Jagi Mangat Panda tweeted@JagiPanda.
Few days back, BJP National VP Panda, who had been camping at this North-Eastern States to oversee BJP’s poll preparations, had offered prayer at the Lord Jagannath Temple in Dibrugarh in Assam seeking Saffron surge in entire North-East.
Baijayant Panda has been frequently travelling to Assam in view of the March-April Assembly polls. Currently governed by the Sarbananda Sonowal-led BJP regime, Assam is slated for polls in April 2021.The prospect of elections in Assam this year has generated a considerable amount of enthusiasm, especially in the previous elections in 2016, the polls brought a change of power.
The Indian National Congress (INC), which had formed the government under Tarun Gogoi since 2001, lost its majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Sarbananda Sonowal. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the BJP, is looking to secure its foothold in the state, being supported by Atul Bora’s Asom Gana Parishad and other regional parties like the United People’s Party Liberal and the Gana Suraksha Party.
