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Mamata Candidates Withdraw From Nandigram and Rejinagar Bypolls
Mamata Banerjee’s candidates have withdrawn from two upcoming by-elections.
Rabiul Alam Chowdhury left the Rejinagar contest on Saturday.
He said party workers were being harassed and that many had left the area.
A day earlier, Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew from the Nandigram contest.
Mamata Banerjee then supported a Congress candidate in Nandigram.
That candidate, Milan Pradhan, was arrested in a 2007 murder case, according to the article.
The Election Commission has temporarily frozen the Trinamool Congress name and symbol.
Mamata Banerjee has challenged that decision in the Supreme Court.
Rabiul Alam Chowdhury withdrew as Mamata Banerjee’s candidate for the Rejinagar by-election on Saturday.
Chowdhury blamed alleged harassment by the state administration and the absence of party workers for his decision.
Sanchita Pradhan Dey, Mamata Banerjee’s Nandigram candidate, withdrew her nomination the previous day.
The Nandigram and Rejinagar by-elections are scheduled for October 6.
The Election Commission froze the Trinamool Congress name and symbol, assigning interim names and symbols to the rival factions.
- Who
- Rabiul Alam Chowdhury and Sanchita Pradhan Dey, candidates associated with Mamata Banerjee’s faction, withdrew from the by-elections.
- What
- Candidates for the Rejinagar and Nandigram bypolls withdrew, creating setbacks for Mamata Banerjee’s faction.
- Where
- The affected constituencies are Rejinagar and Nandigram in West Bengal.
- When
- Chowdhury withdrew on Saturday; Dey withdrew on Friday. Both bypolls are scheduled for October 6.
- Why
- Chowdhury cited alleged administrative harassment, a lack of party workers, and the absence of an official party symbol.
Mamata Banerjee’s Faction
State Administration and Election Authorities
Reason for Rejinagar withdrawal
Mamata Banerjee’s Faction
Rabiul Alam Chowdhury said party workers were being harassed by the state administration and that many had left the area, making it difficult to contest.
State Administration and Election Authorities
The article reports Chowdhury’s allegation but does not provide a response from the state administration.
Party name and symbol
Mamata Banerjee’s Faction
Mamata Banerjee is challenging the temporary freezing of the Trinamool Congress name and symbol in the Supreme Court.
State Administration and Election Authorities
The Election Commission said the name and symbol should be frozen amid competing claims from rival factions and allotted interim names and symbols.
Key facts
- Rejinagar candidate
- Rabiul Alam Chowdhury withdrew his nomination.
- Nandigram candidate
- Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her nomination the previous day.
- Polling date
- Both by-elections are scheduled for October 6.
- Election Commission decision
- The Trinamool Congress name and symbol were temporarily frozen.
- Mamata faction’s interim identity
- Mamata All India Trinamool Congress, with a Football Player symbol.
- Rival faction’s interim identity
- Democratic Trinamool Congress, with an Envelope symbol.
- Legal challenge
- Mamata Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court against the Election Commission’s decision.
Quotes
Rabiul Alam Chowdhury
Mamata Banerjee faction candidate for the Rejinagar by-election
“At this moment, the party lacks an official symbol. Party workers are being harassed in various ways, and most of them have left the area for work. With whom am I supposed to contest the election? Given the pressure being exerted by the administration, the workers say they cannot remain in the electoral fray. That is precisely why I have decided to withdraw my nomination.”
NDTV
freepressjournal.in
Sources
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