West Bengal: In Left-Congress Brigade Ground Rally, ISF Emerged as the Biggest Mobiliser
Animosity between leaders of the ISF and Congress was clearly visible at the rally.
The alliance rally at Brigade Ground in Kolkata. Photo: Himadri Ghosh
Politics01/Mar/2021
Kolkata: The Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata has been witness to numerous historic rallies. On Sunday, a new chapter unfolded â the Left Front and the Indian National Congress held their first-ever joint public meeting here before the West Bengal assembly elections starting March 27. While the two parties have contested together before, they have not held rallies together.
However, the third party in the alliance â the Indian Secular Front (ISF), a party floated by an influential cleric of the prominent religious shrine Furfura Sharif, Abbas Siddiqui â emerged as a big mobiliser. The ISF is just 38 days old.