{"id":123852,"date":"2021-03-23T12:48:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T07:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=123852"},"modified":"2021-03-23T15:24:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T09:54:31","slug":"west-bengal-polls-suvendu-adhikari-hiring-criminals-anti-social-elements-claims-trinamool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/politics\/west-bengal-polls-suvendu-adhikari-hiring-criminals-anti-social-elements-claims-trinamool\/","title":{"rendered":"West Bengal polls: Suvendu Adhikari hiring criminals, anti-social elements, claims Trinamool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The former high profile leader of Bengal’s Trinamool Congress has challenged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by contesting from Nandigram, the seat where Banerjee is contesting from. Adhikari had won Nandigram seat in the 2016 Assembly polls while Banerjee emerged victorious from the Bhawanipore Assembly segment in Kolkata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O’Brien has listed concerns in the letter for the alleged criminals – non-residents – being harboured in Nandigram to cause trouble during the election. He has asked the Election Commission to immediately take action against these elements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trinamool alleged that some 30-40 people are staying at the home of Kalipada Shee since November and move around in motorcycles. He also alleged that Adhikari was a regular visitor to the house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As per O’Brien, there are around 50 people including Adhikari’s election agent who are staying at the home of one Meghnath Pal. He also listed two more houses sheltering 20-30 people each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The local police had been informed about the same but had refused to act against the complaint, the Trinamool Rajya Sabha member said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, it was the BJP that had complained to the Election Commission about Trinamool workers attacking their rally in Nandigram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suvendu Adhikari is considered to be strongman in Nandigram and with Banerjee announcing to contest from the same constituency, the election campaign is raising temperatures. Adhikari rose in limelight by organising the campaign against land acquisition in Nandigram. He quit Trinamool following alleged rift with Banerjee\u2019s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, who has emerged as the second most powerful person in the party after the Bengal CM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The elections to the 294 seats in West Bengal will be held in eight phases from March 27 to April 29. The results will be declared on May 2, along with those of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"