Amit Shah seeks presence at Bengal yatra The call comes at a time attendance at the party’s rath yatras — an unfamiliar feature in the state — has flagged after the initial enthusiasm Union home minister Amit Shah has issued an appeal to BJP supporters to be “united in their presence” along the route of the “paribartan yatra” that he flagged off from Namkhana in South 24-Parganas on Thursday. The call comes at a time attendance at the party’s rath yatras — an unfamiliar feature in Bengal — has flagged after the initial enthusiasm. Shah was in Namkhana to launch the last of the five paribartan raths — decorated air-conditioned vehicles. “Mothers, brothers and sisters, this yatra starts today…. I urge you all to be united in your presence while the yatra passes through the villages and the cities. Stand in support of the yatra,” Shah told a public meeting on Indira Maidan in Namkhana before flagging off the chariot.