March 13, 2024
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Former Couple Set For Face-Off in Bishnupur

Trinamool Congress candidate Sujata Mondal said that this is the fight against “injustice” and hoped that voters of Bishnupur would choose their daughter….reports Asian Lite News

The Bishnupur constituency of West Bengal will witness a face-off between former couple Sujata Mondal (TMC) and Saumitra Khan (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Trinamool Congress candidate Sujata Mondal said that this is the fight against “injustice” and hoped that voters of Bishnupur would choose their daughter.

“This is a fight against injustice, hope Bishnupur choose Ghorer Mein (daughter of the home). If you asked about me and my connection with Bishnupur everyone knows I spent my all time at Bishnupur and I’m trying to stand with the people of Bishnupur. I’m the daughter of Bishnupur. This is not only a political battle for me this is a battle of injustice with two rivals,” Mondal said.

The TMC named Mondal as the candidate from Bishnupur on Sunday, while the BJP announced Khan’s candidature for the seat earlier this month.

She further said, “Everyone knows about him (Saumitra Khan), not only me everybody knows about our past story now I’m ready for this battle and wish me luck.”

The couple got divorced in 2020 after Mondal joined politics as a member of the TMC in the run-up to the 2021 assembly elections.

Khan, a TMC defector, joined the BJP ahead of the 2019 elections.

TMC earlier on Sunday announced candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state, abandoning the opposition coalition, INDIA bloc.

The list of candidates was released by TMC’s general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, at the Brigade Parade Ground.

Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, will contest from Diamond Harbour.

Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from Lok Sabha in the winter session last year, has been given a ticket from the Krishnanagar constituency. Mukut Mani Adhikari, who recently quit the BJP, has also been given a ticket from the Ranaghat Lok Sabha seat.

In the previous Lok Sabha polls, the TMC won 22 seats while the BJP sprung a major surprise, winning 18 seats.

The Congress won the remaining two seats. In 2019, the BJP-led National Democratic (NDA) won a total of 303 seats, leaving the grand-old party behind at 52 seats.

The Lok Sabha polls are expected to be held in April-May this year. (ANI)

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