Hasirani Rath Nandigram BJP candidate Hasirani rath campaigning for upcoming bypoll on saturday —- TOI
Oct 6 is an auspicious day to build a friendship.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi works for everyone, and the CM will also work for everyone,” he said, calling polling day “Friendship Day” and promising development. “Will our minority brothers and sisters keep turning their faces away from us? Addressing voters on Saturday, Adhikari said the bypolls in Nandigram and minority-dominated Rejinagar offered minority voters an opportunity to support BJP.
Saha, an independent panchayat election winner and former Trinamool worker, said residents were backing BJP voluntarily in support of Adhikari’s development agenda. Meanwhile, Bengal Congress president Subhankar Sarkar led an open-top vehicle rally from Haripur to Nandigram bus stand with party candidate Milan Pradhan. Pradhan accused BJP of damaging Congress campaign material out of fear of defeat and flagged longstanding deficits in drinking water and healthcare infrastructure in the area.
Local netas said it was the first BJP constituency office in Nandigram established directly by minority supporters. Sanowar Ali Saha, who manages the office, said local Muslim youths had set up the unit following Adhikari’s appeal on Friday to minority voters to “befriend” the BJP and join its development initiatives. The office was built and inaugurated by members of the minority community in Sarberia village, under the Kendamari area.