Syama Prasad Mookerjee

SMPK said in a statement that the project would help increase the cargo handling capacity and also fast evacuation of cargo at Haldia Port

'He is widely respected for his contribution to India's development particularly in sectors such as commerce and industry'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP leaders on Wednesday in paying tributes to party ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee, who founded its progenitor Jana Sangh, on his 68th death anniversary

The programme will be held in a low-key manner in view of the COVID-19 pandemic

Modi, after renaming the Kolkata Port Trust after Syama Prasad Mookerjee on the occasion of its sesquicentenary celebrations, said country's coasts were gateways to development

State minister of power Sovandeb Chattopadhyay is scheduled to offer tribute to Mookerjee's bust at Keoratala crematorium

At the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, party chief Amit Shah-led other leaders to pay tributes to Mookerjee with the battle cry 'jahan huye balidan Mookerjee, wah Kashmir hamara hai'

The police said the seven persons were members of the left-wing group called 'Radical'