Rejinagar candidate opts out, then makes a U-turn
Kolkata/Berhampore, Sept. 20 -- An intense political drama unfolded in West Bengal on Saturday after Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the candidate fielded by Mamata Banerjee for the upcoming bypoll in Murshidabad's Rejinagar on October 6, announced that he would withdraw his nomination only to make U-turn in less than two hours.
Chowdhury told reporters around 10.50am that he was planning to withdraw his nomination after speaking to Banerjee on Friday night.
"Our workers are being pressured and threatened with arrests. Some have also been arrested. They are not able to campaign. We are planning to step aside. I spoke to Banerjee last night and told her everything. She asked me to take the call. Secondly, we will have to contest with a new symbol. I ...
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