Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Suvendu Adhikari Targets Humayun Kabir Before Rejinagar Bypoll
Suvendu Adhikari spoke at a campaign rally about the upcoming Rejinagar election.
He said the area could become a model constituency like Falta.
He asked minority voters to support the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He criticized Humayun Kabir, who leads the Aam Janata Unnayan Party.
Adhikari called Kabir a political traitor and accused him of making an inhuman comment.
Kabir supports his son Golam Nabi Azad in the election.
Kabir said he would oppose the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The Rejinagar vote is scheduled for October 6, with counting on October 9.
Suvendu Adhikari said Rejinagar would become a model constituency like Falta through development projects.
Adhikari urged minority voters to support the Bharatiya Janata Party in the October 6 Rejinagar bypoll.
He called Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir a “political traitor” and criticized his alleged remarks about Adhikari’s death.
Adhikari backed Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sakharov Sarkar and said he would attend the October 9 counting.
Kabir backed his son Golam Nabi Azad, said he would oppose the Bharatiya Janata Party, and ruled out alliances with Trinamool Congress and Congress.
- Who
- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, Humayun Kabir, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sakharov Sarkar, and Aam Janata Unnayan Party candidate Golam Nabi Azad.
- What
- A campaign dispute and competing appeals ahead of the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll.
- When
- The campaign remarks were made on Thursday; voting is scheduled for October 6 and counting for October 9.
- Where
- Rejinagar in Murshidabad, West Bengal; the rally was held in the constituency.
- Why
- Adhikari was campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party and criticizing Kabir, while Kabir was backing his son and opposing the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Bharatiya Janata Party and Suvendu Adhikari
Aam Janata Unnayan Party and Humayun Kabir
Rejinagar’s political future
Bharatiya Janata Party and Suvendu Adhikari
Adhikari said Rejinagar would become a model constituency through a series of development projects and urged voters to elect the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Aam Janata Unnayan Party and Humayun Kabir
Kabir backed his son Golam Nabi Azad as the Aam Janata Unnayan Party candidate and said he would oppose the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Humayun Kabir’s political record
Bharatiya Janata Party and Suvendu Adhikari
Adhikari called Kabir a habitual political traitor, alleging that he had changed between Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Trinamool Congress before forming or leading the Aam Janata Unnayan Party.
Aam Janata Unnayan Party and Humayun Kabir
Kabir expressed confidence in his son’s victory and did not accept Adhikari’s characterization in the quoted response.
Future political alliances
Bharatiya Janata Party and Suvendu Adhikari
Adhikari portrayed Kabir’s campaign as relying on religious and minority-vote appeals.
Aam Janata Unnayan Party and Humayun Kabir
Kabir said he would not ally with Trinamool Congress led by “Pisi-Vaipo” or with Congress, and would instead contact Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay after the bypoll.
- Election
- Rejinagar Assembly bypoll
- Polling date
- October 6
- Counting date
- October 9
- Bharatiya Janata Party candidate
- Sakharov Sarkar
- Aam Janata Unnayan Party candidate
- Golam Nabi Azad
- Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder
- Humayun Kabir
- Development comparison
- Adhikari compared Rejinagar’s proposed development to Falta in South 24 Parganas