SHILLONG, Jan 15: Chairperson of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) Mamata Banerjee is slated to visit Meghalaya on January 18, to address a public meeting in North Garo Hills district.

This will be her second visit to the state.

The chairperson will be accompanied by the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.

AITC MP and parliamentary party leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien, Meghalaya in-charge Manas R Bhunia, state president Charles Pyngrope and Leader of Opposition Dr. Mukul Sangma will also be in attendance at the public event, said a statement issued by the party on Sunday.

In December last year, the chairperson had visited Shillong and launched the Meghalaya TMC’s financial assistance scheme for women “We Card” – which has garnered over 3.14 lakh registrations so far.