West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she is contesting from Nandigram to work along with members of Shaheed families against anti-Bengal forces , remembering the innocent villagers were killed in firing at Nandigram on March 14 in 2007. On this day, in 2007, innocent villagers were killed in firing at Nandigram. Many bodies could not be found. It was a dark chapter in the history of the State. Heartfelt tribute to all those who lost their lives, she tweeted. In memory of those who lost their lives in Nandigram, we observe March 14 as Krishak Dibas every year and give away the Krishak Ratna awards. Farmers are our pride and our government is working for their all-round development, she said in another tweet.
Two poll observers arrive in West Bengal district to oversee preparedness
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Last Updated: Mar 12, 2021, 12:59 PM IST
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Special Observer Ajay Nayak and Special Police Observer Vivek Dubey are scheduled to hold meetings with district magistrates, SPs, polling officials of Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts, he said.
Two special observers for the West Bengal assembly elections arrived in Purba Medinipur district on Friday to oversee the preparedness in several districts, a senior official said. Special Observer Ajay Nayak and Special Police Observer Vivek Dubey are scheduled to hold meetings with district magistrates, SPs, polling officials of Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts, he said.
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee. (File photo)
KANTHI: Lashing out at BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said that the former West Bengal minister will lose by over 50,000 votes in any seat he contests in his home turf Medinipur.
Addressing a public meeting around 5 km from Adhikari family residence Shantikunj here, the TMC youth wing chief contested claims that Purba Medinipur district is the Adhikari s fortress and asserted that the BJP will lose the upcoming assembly elections due in April-May. West Bengal will re-elect Mamata Banerjee as the chief minister for the third time with the TMC winning more than 250 seats and trouncing the BJP, he said.
A file photo of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. | Suvendu Adhikari/ Facebook
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that he was willing to contest from the Nandigram Assembly constituency in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, reported PTI. The BJP has not announced its candidates for the state elections that will take place in the next few months.
Adhikari, who switched over to the Bharatiya Janata Party in December, had won the Nandigram seat in the 2016 Assembly elections. Earlier on Monday, Banerjee announced that she will contest the upcoming Assembly elections from the constituency. The chief minister has contested from the Bhowanipore seat for the last decade.