Bengal Panchayat polls: Nadda to kickstart BJP’s campaign from Nandigram
The BJP is all set to deploy its central leaders in West Bengal to campaign for the panchayat polls as well as the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the state.
The BJP is all set to deploy its central leaders in West Bengal to campaign for the panchayat polls as well as the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the state.
Supreme Court on Friday declined to consider a plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari in which he sought the transfer of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition, challenging his election from the Nandigram constituency, outside the state.
Adhikari had earlier moved the HC alleging that the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government was abusing the police machinery by registering six FIRs against him in four different police stations.
Miss Banerjee's counsel Sanjay Bose said they sought an order striking down the election of Nandigram Assembly.
On the questions of Singur and Nandigram, instead of apologising for them, and forgetting that they were instrumental for the CPM's defeat in 2011, the new narrative was that Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's actions were essentially sound, though there were some mistakes. They even forgot to mention that they were not mistakes but blunders.
BJP’s Nandigram MLA said that his party now has the tremendous responsibility of ensuring workers who had to flee homes due to post-poll violence return to their homes safely.
After the declaration of Assembly election results on Sunday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had approached state Chief Electoral Officer Aariz Aftab demanding recounting of votes in Nandigram, following the Returning Officer's decision to not allow the same.
Replying to a question, Miss Banerjee said her priority is fighting the pandemic and would think about her role in the national elections of 2024 once the Covid-19 crisis is over.
Nandigram was the epicentre of the anti-land acquisition movement that catapulted Miss Banerjee to power for the first time in 2011.
In the letter, the ruling party alleged that certain ‘preposterous' and ‘illegal' things have happened during the counting of votes in Nandigram for which it is demanding immediate recounting.
