BJP activists celebrate the party’s win in the Rejinagar bypoll on Friday
Congress candidate Abdullahil Kafi won 6,168 votes, Mamata TMC’s Rabiul Alam Chowdhury won 3,847, CPM’s Md Sayeed 3,797 and Democratic TMC’s Safiuzzaman Saikh 2,044. Now I am 64, going to turn 65. Because they had benefitted from the Annapurna Yojana, the CM, who announced a series of development projects in Rejinagar on Friday and laid the foundation stone for the Narkelbari bridge, said Muslim women had supported BJP.
Sarkar described his victory as a “rebuke to communal politics” and Muslims “siding with development”. “They (Muslim voters) answered CM Suvendu Adhikari’s call and showed they stand with the state govt,” he said. A dejected Kabir said he wanted to step away from politics and move to Dubai with a Golden Visa because he was “mentally exhausted”. I want to spend the final days of my life in peace in Dubai,” Kabir said. Reflecting on the current political landscape, he said, “I can’t deal with such oppressive and tyrannical people anymore.
“Ever since childhood, I never tolerated injustice. I grew up protesting wrongdoing. Once I had great morale and fought for justice. I can’t do it anymore. I am deeply exhausted.”