<p>President Droupadi Murmu arrived here on Monday for a two-day visit to West Bengal.</p>.<p>Murmu was received by Governor CV Ananda Bose, and state ministers Firhad Hakim and Sujit Bose before she was accorded a guard of honour at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here by the defence forces.</p>.<p>Security arrangements in the city were beefed up for Murmu’s maiden visit to the state after becoming the President.</p>.<p>From the airport, she came by helicopter to the Royal Calcutta Turf Club ground before travelling to the Raj Bhavan by road.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/the-unrealistic-ram-baam-shyam-alliance-is-trinamool-s-worry-in-bengal-1203730.html" target="_blank">The unrealistic Ram-Baam-Shyam ‘alliance’ is Trinamool’s worry in Bengal</a></strong></p>.<p>Murmu was received by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the RCTC.</p>.<p>During the day, the President is scheduled to visit Subhash Chandra Bose's residence, the Netaji Bhavan, in the southern part of the city to pay homage to the freedom fighter.</p>.<p>Later, she will visit Rabindranath Tagore's residence at Jorasanko Thakurbari in central Kolkata and pay tributes to the poet.</p>.<p>Murmu will be felicitated by the West Bengal government at a programme at the Netaji Indoor Stadium where the governor and the chief minister will be present.</p>.<p>The President is scheduled to attend a UCO Bank programme here on Tuesday to celebrate 80 years of completion of the public sector bank after paying a visit to the Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.</p>.<p>Murmu is also likely to go to Santiniketan in Birbhum district to grace the annual convocation of Visva-Bharati, a central university.</p>
<p>President Droupadi Murmu arrived here on Monday for a two-day visit to West Bengal.</p>.<p>Murmu was received by Governor CV Ananda Bose, and state ministers Firhad Hakim and Sujit Bose before she was accorded a guard of honour at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here by the defence forces.</p>.<p>Security arrangements in the city were beefed up for Murmu’s maiden visit to the state after becoming the President.</p>.<p>From the airport, she came by helicopter to the Royal Calcutta Turf Club ground before travelling to the Raj Bhavan by road.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/the-unrealistic-ram-baam-shyam-alliance-is-trinamool-s-worry-in-bengal-1203730.html" target="_blank">The unrealistic Ram-Baam-Shyam ‘alliance’ is Trinamool’s worry in Bengal</a></strong></p>.<p>Murmu was received by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the RCTC.</p>.<p>During the day, the President is scheduled to visit Subhash Chandra Bose's residence, the Netaji Bhavan, in the southern part of the city to pay homage to the freedom fighter.</p>.<p>Later, she will visit Rabindranath Tagore's residence at Jorasanko Thakurbari in central Kolkata and pay tributes to the poet.</p>.<p>Murmu will be felicitated by the West Bengal government at a programme at the Netaji Indoor Stadium where the governor and the chief minister will be present.</p>.<p>The President is scheduled to attend a UCO Bank programme here on Tuesday to celebrate 80 years of completion of the public sector bank after paying a visit to the Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.</p>.<p>Murmu is also likely to go to Santiniketan in Birbhum district to grace the annual convocation of Visva-Bharati, a central university.</p>