Amit Shah has lunch at Bengal folk singer's house in Santiniketan

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on second day of his two-day visit to state, visited residence of a 'Baul' singer (sufi genre folk music of Bengal) here to have a typical Bengali lunch.

Shah listened with rapt attention as Basudeb Das Baul and his family sang a popular folk song 'Tomay Hrid Majhare Rakhbo' (will keep you at bottom of our hearts) with 'ektara' (one-stringed musical instrument) after BJP heavyweight arrived at baul's modest residence, 'Mahardham Kutir', in Ratanpally area of Santiniketan in Birbhum district.

Shah, accompanied by senior leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Mukul Roy, Dilip Ghosh, Rahul Sinha, Anupam Hazra, had lunch at Baul's residence, sitting on floor of house.

Shah savoured delicacies - 'palong saak', 'alu posto', 'begun bhaja', 'len gurer payes' and 'nalen gurer rosogolla' - along with or BJP leaders.

Shah also offered puja at family Shiva temple.

Das said, "we are privileged that such an important person visited our residence. We are overjoyed".

Tight security arrangements were made and members of media and or party leaders were kept outside house, and Shah's security personnel checked premises repeatedly.

On Saturday, BJP leader had lunch at house of a farmer in Paschim Medinipur district as part of his exercise to strengn relations with common people ahead of assembly elections in state, due in April-May next year.

During his vember visit to state, he had lunch at residence of a tribal BJP worker in Bankura and house of a matua community member in rth 24 Parganas. 

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