Nandigram: Congress candidate for the Nandigram Assembly by-election Milan Pradhan, who has been arrested in connection with an old murder case. (Photo: IANS)
He was arrested right before the Nandigram bypoll in a 19-year-old case, and police are continually filing new warrants. Speaking on the party’s possible legal strategy in HC, a Congress senior said, “We will ask why it was necessary to arrest Pradhan 19 years after the incident, particularly after he physically submitted his nomination at the Haldia SDO’s office and was actively campaigning in Nandigram.
Following this, Congress said it would move Calcutta High Court seeking Pradhan’s bail. Speaking on this, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Ajitesh Pandey said, “Milan Pradhan is being deliberately entangled in one legal hassle after another. “Pradhan could have reported to the police station whenever summoned for investigation, yet police chose to arrest him,” the neta added. Speaking on how this has hit Congress’s campaign, Pandey said, “Congress is yet to launch its campaign in Nandigram, with workers preoccupied with the legal trouble.
However, Milan’s election agent and workers will soon hit the ground for booth-level campaigning. Congress will pour its full strength into the electoral fight as well.” Nandigram: Congress ’s Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan was slapped with another case on Sunday – taking the case count against him to five. We will approach the Calcutta High Court for his bail either on Monday or Tuesday.