Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a morning boat ride on Kolkata’s Hooghly river, sharing photos featuring Howrah Bridge and Vidyasagar Setu. He highlighted the cultural and spiritual importance of the Ganga, interacted with boatmen and locals, and reaffirmed commitment to West Bengal’s development amid ongoing assembly election campaigning.

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a boat ride on the Hooghly river here on Friday morning and met with boatmen and morning walkers.

Modi posted a few photographs of his river trip on social media, in which he is seen seated on a wooden boat with a camera in hand, and the iconic Howrah Bridge and the Vidyasagar Setu are visible in the background.

"Tried my hand at photographing this great river. Also caught a close glimpse of the Vidyasagar Setu and Howrah Bridge," the Prime Minister said on X.

For every Bengali, the Ganga occupies a very special place, he said.