The BJP has chosen Rekha Patra, who led the protests against suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeshkhali, as the party's candidate. She is pitted against TMC's Haji Nurul Islam and CPIM's Nirapada Sardar.
"Everyone expects me to visit them during elections...I will definitely go everywhere. I will visit Sandeshkhali too...As soon as our candidate Haji Nurul wins Basirhat, I will visit Sandeshkhali within a few days," Mamata Banerjee said.
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday launched an attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said "This is the public's election, not the party's." Manik Saha while speaking with ANI, said, "She (Mamata Banerjee) knows what has happened there... Earlier also, we used
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold accountable those responsible for the sufferings of the women of Sandeshkhali.
The Prime Minister's statement comes after the West Bengal CM said on Saturday, "There is a maharaj in Behrampore; I have been hearing about him for a long time. Kartik Maharaj. He says he will not allow any TMC agent in the poll booth. I do not consider him a saint because he is directly
Naddu accused Mamata Banerjee of providing shelter to infiltrators and giving them ID cards and ration cards, making them voters, and called such actions 'anti-national'.
BJP leader and candidate from Balurghat, Sukanta Majumdar, has recently said that TMC goons are still threatening women and brutality still exists in Sandeshkhali. The police team is not taking any action against them and hence the CBI should look into the matter.
Women of the Battala area near Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas on Thursday staged a protest demanding the arrest of the culprits involved in the recent assault on a woman in Sandeshkhali.
BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Basirhat, Rekha Patra on Thursday said women of Sandeshkhali who protested are being threatened with rape and murder by TMC goons.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over Sandeshkhali violence, saying she should be "ashamed" as atrocities were committed against women and the case went to CBI as there was no proper investigation by the state police.