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Mamata Banerjee Likely to Campaign Under New TMC Banner
There will be an election again in the Rejinagar area of West Bengal.
Rabiul Alam Choudhury is contesting for Mamata Banerjee’s faction.
His party will use a new name and a football-player symbol approved by the Election Commission.
Choudhury had planned to leave the election but changed his mind after speaking with Banerjee.
Banerjee may campaign for him in a few days.
Choudhury believes voters will recognize him even with the new symbol.
Humayun Kabir has stopped campaigning on foot because 10 workers from his party were arrested.
Kabir says he will communicate with voters through Facebook instead.
Mamata Banerjee is expected to campaign for Rabiul Alam Choudhury in the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll.
Choudhury will contest under the Election Commission-approved Mamata All India Trinamul Congress banner with a football-player symbol.
Choudhury reversed his decision to withdraw after Banerjee instructed him to continue and begin campaigning.
He said the new symbol would not matter because he previously represented Rejinagar and is known as Banerjee’s candidate.
Humayun Kabir has suspended his foot campaign after 10 AJUP workers were arrested, while the BJP has named 40 campaigners.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee, Rabiul Alam Choudhury, Humayun Kabir, the BJP and other candidates are involved.
- What
- The Rejinagar Assembly bypoll is seeing a campaign under a new TMC identity, a possible Banerjee visit and a campaign suspension by Kabir.
- Where
- Rejinagar in Murshidabad, West Bengal.
- When
- The developments occurred last week and on Sunday; Banerjee is expected to campaign a few days later.
- Why
- Choudhury continued after Banerjee’s instructions, while Kabir suspended foot campaigning to protest the arrests of 10 AJUP workers.
TMC Candidate’s Position
AJUP Protest Position
Whether campaigning should continue
TMC Candidate’s Position
Rabiul Alam Choudhury resumed campaigning after Mamata Banerjee instructed him to contest and campaign.
AJUP Protest Position
Humayun Kabir said he would stop campaigning on foot in protest of the arrests of 10 AJUP workers and would send messages through Facebook instead.
Key facts
- Election
- Rejinagar Assembly bypoll
- TMC candidate
- Rabiul Alam Choudhury
- Campaign banner
- Mamata All India Trinamul Congress
- Election symbol
- Football player
- Expected campaigner
- Mamata Banerjee
- BJP campaigners
- A list of 40 campaigners was announced
- AJUP protest
- Humayun Kabir suspended foot campaigning after 10 AJUP workers were arrested
Quotes
Rabiul Alam Choudhury
Trinamool Congress candidate contesting the Rejinagar bypoll
“I spoke to our party supremo. She has assured me of campaigning for me at the bypoll few days later and also advised me to start my party campaign first.”
deccanchronicle.com
“I will not campaign on foot further. From now on, I will only send messages through Facebook for the voters.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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