Pranab Mukherjee in Gujarat today

For the first time Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry(SGCCI) will be headed by a Bengali President Mr. Ajoy Bhattacharya, and none other but a Bengali babu, no two in union cabinet Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is coming to attend Bhattacharya’s installation ceremony and the annual general meeting(AGM).

Bhattacharya, a former lecturer in Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), is into apparel and fashion business for the last many years.

Hectic preparations are on at the newly-built Surat International Exhibition and Convention Centre (SIECC) at Sarsana, to make the AGM and the installation ceremony of president-elect Ajoy Bhattacharya and vice-president-elect Rohit Mehta grand success.

Pranab Mukherjee will be joined by Union minister of state for tribal affairs Tushar Chaudhary, Ajay Naik, chairman and managing director of Larsen and Toubro and mayor Ranjeet Gilitwala.

Ahmedabad programme may include meeting with Chief Minister

Mukherjee is scheduled to visit Ahmedabad to inaugurate the newly constructed Aayakar Vihar residential quarters, besides performing ‘bhoomi poojan’ for a new office building and unveiling a Chankya’s statue. He may meet Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Circuit house, Ahmedabad to discuss GST and other issues.