Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tarakeswar in Hooghly on West Bengal Day, his first trip to the state after the new BJP government took office. Addressing a large gathering, he said Bengal was "free from shackles" and promised a new phase of development. PM Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects linked to railways, agriculture, fisheries and roads, while also releasing the 23rd instalment of PM-Kisan funds for farmers across the country.