Milan Pradhan, Congress party’s candidate for Nandigram bypoll in West Bengal , was arrested hours after former chief minister and TMC founder Mamata Banerjee threw her support for the candidate, the Congress party claimed on Friday.
The Mamata Banerjee-led group was allotted the name Mamata All India Trinamool Congress and the Football Player symbol, while the rival faction led by Arup Roy was given the name Democratic Trinamool Congress and the Envelope symbol. The original party name and its traditional symbol were frozen for the upcoming bypolls. Milan had been spearheading the Nandigram movement in 2007. He had been named in at least 12 cases since then.
Because he has successfully filed his nomination, the police were made to arrest him, but today,.
Another senior Congress leader told PTI, “This is nothing but a dirty game of the BJP. We are doing this for the greater interest of the nation,” Banerjee said at a press conference.
Earlier reporting noted: “We are extending our support to Congress in Nandigram and in Assam. Earlier reporting noted: The development came on the same day that the Election Commission assigned new names and symbols to the two rival factions of the Trinamool Congress. On Friday, Mamata Banerjee said that her faction had decided not to contest the Nandigram bypolls and would instead support the Congress candidate. Earlier reporting noted: ‘We’ll extend our support to Congress’: Mamata Banerjee after Nandigram candidate withdraws Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that her faction would support the Congress in the upcoming Nandigram Assembly bypoll and in Assam, hours after her party’s candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her nomination from the seat.
Within just a few hours, he was arrested… If you resort to intimidation—refusing to give space to the opposition—do you want autocracy or democracy in this country?… If you think you can stop the Congress or the opposition through such threats, then you are likely under a complete misconception.
Congress spokesperson Mita Chakraborty told news agency ANI. Banerjee said the move reflected the INDIA alliance’s commitment to unity as Opposition parties seek to challenge the BJP together. “Today, Mamata Banerjee—the former Chief Minister—extended her support to Milan Pradhan.
