Sarkar said despite the crackdown, voters of Nandigram will firmly back Pradhan in EVMs. Bengal Congress president Subhankar Sarkar questioned why govt remains terrified of Congress’s growing presence.
Sarkar said despite the crackdown, voters of Nandigram will firmly back Pradhan in EVMs. The recent Congress inductees were taken to Nandigram police station without an immediate official explanation, though Fakir was later transferred to Lalbazar in Kolkata. Strongly condemning the action, Congress, in a statement, denounced the detentions as an autocratic, vindictive attempt by the administration to sabotage Pradhan’s campaign out of political fear. Labelling the move a direct threat to Bengal’s democratic framework, Bengal Congress president Subhankar Sarkar questioned why govt remains terrified of Congress’s growing presence.
Nandigram: Tensions escalated in Nandigram on Wednesday after local police detained Matua representative Sukriti Ranjan Biswas and social activist Manik Fakir while they were leaving their hotel to campaign for Congress candidate Milan Pradhan.