MAMATA TO CONTEST STATE POLLS FROM ADHIKARI’S HOME TURF
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday that she would contest the crucial 2021 assembly polls from two constituencies — Bhawanipore in Kolkata and Nandigram in East Midnapore.
Nandigram is a prestigious assembly constituencies for the TMC because mass movements against land acquisition in Nandigram and Singur during 2006-08 paved the path for Banerjee’s political resurrection. Former minister Suvendu Adhikari, who quit the TMC and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during Union home minister Amit Shah’s visit to the state on December 19 last year, is the MLA from Nandigram. Bhawanipore, on the other hand, is Banerjee’s home turf, and she is the legislator from the constituency. Adhikari said he will contest from his Nandigram assembly seat, asserting he will defeat Banerjee in the election or quit politics.
facets of the web series with serious concerns and apprehensions regarding its content hurting the sentiments of the people”.
The web series director Ali Abbas Zafar released a press statement on Twitter on Monday night.
Titled “our sincere apologies “, the statement read: “….The cast and crew of ‘Tandav’ takes cognizance of the concerns expressed by the people and unconditionally apologize if it has unintentionally hurt anybody’s sentiments.”
Stating that their show is a work of fiction, the team said they did not have any intention to offend the sentiments of any individual, caste, community, race, religion or religious beliefs or insult or outrage any institution, political party or person, living or dead.
(WITH PTI INPUTS)