Krishnagar, March 18 -- Internal discord within the Communist Party of India (Marxist) surfaced in West Bengal's Nadia district's Kaliganj on Tuesday after a section of party workers allegedly vandalised a local CPIM office, protesting the selection of Sabina Yasmin as the party's candidate for the forthcoming by-election.
The incident has exposed simmering dissatisfaction at the grassroots level, even as the Left leadership attempted to project unity following the announcement of candidates for the polls.
According to local sources, tensions escalated soon after the Left Front chairman, Biman Bose, on Monday announced the names of 192 Left candidates, introducing Sabina Yasmin as the nominee from Kaliganj. While declaring her candidature...