President to visit West Bengal from December 12 to 14

President Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal from December 12 to 14, 2015.

On December 12, 2015, the President will inaugurate the 185th Anniversary of Calcutta Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata. He will also inaugurate an exhibition of Shahbuddin Ahmed organized by Ganges Art Gallery at ICCR, Kolkata on the same day.

On December 13, 2015, President Mukherjee will deliver the Debranjan Mukherji Memorial Lecture at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata and inaugurate the statue of Lord Shiva at Seth Banshidhar Jalan Smriti Mandir, Howrah.

On the same day, he will also inaugurate the closing ceremony of the Bicentenary Celebrations of the Diocese of Calcutta at St. Paul Cathedral, Kolkata and attend the concluding function of 125th Birth Anniversary of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru organized by the Bidhan Memorial Trust in Kolkata.

On December 14, 2015, the President will deliver the Indira Gandhi Memorial Lecture organized by the Asiatic Society in Kolkata. He will also be the chief guest at the final match and prize distribution ceremony of the 6th Edition of KKM Memorial Gold Cup-Rural Football Tournament at Jangipur before returning to New Delhi.