Rejinagar By-Election: TMC Candidate Rabiul Alam Chowdhury Reverses Nomination Withdrawal Decision After Mamata Banerjee’s Intervention
Kolkata: Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the Mamata All India Trinamool Congress candidate from Rejinagar within few hours on Saturday had reversed his decision to withdraw his nomination after talking to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Earlier on Saturday morning, Rabiul said that he will withdraw his nomination as workers of his party are being harassed and heckled. Later on, Saturday afternoon…
On Saturday, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the Trinamool Congress candidate for Rejinagar, announced he would withdraw his nomination due to harassment by his party workers. However, after a discussion with former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, he decided to retain his candidacy. "As per our party Supremo Mamata didi’s instruction, I am not withdrawing my nomination," Rabiul stated.
Banerjee has the potential to visit Rejinagar during the campaign. Meanwhile, Mamata’s faction of TMC candidate from Nandigram, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, had also withdrawn her nomination, following Mamata’s endorsement of the Congress candidate in Nandigram. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticized the Trinamool Congress, predicting a loss in the upcoming elections.
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