Union home minister Amit Shah performs puja at Kalighat Temple

KOLKATA: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday performed puja at the famous Kalighat Temple in the city, police said. Soon after delivering his speech at a pro-CAA rally here, Shah went to the Kalighat Temple, which is only a few metres away from

West Bengal

chief minister Mamata Banerjee's residence.

Shah spent around 15 minutes in the temple of Goddess Kali and performed puja there, police said.

The temple and its surrounding areas were cordoned off by the

Kolkata Police

as a security measure.

Members of the Congress and the CPM, who had gathered on the roads near the temple, were dispersed before Shah's arrival, police said.

"Go Back Amit Shah" was painted on the road which was taken by the Union home

minister

to reach the temple.