Krishnagar, March 20 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday cracked down on internal dissent in Nadia district, expelling seven party members accused of vandalising its Kaliganj local office following a controversy over the nomination of Sabina Yasmin - mother of slain child Tamanna Khatun - as a candidate for the upcoming Assembly elections.
In a statement issued by Nadia district secretary Meghlal Sheikh, the party announced the immediate expulsion of Saidul Sheikh, Sentu Sheikh, Zahiruddin Ahmed, Ajay Sarkar, Modasser Mir, M. Rahman and Hanif Mohammad, all of whom were active party members. The disciplinary action came three days after violence erupted at the party office, exposing simmering factional tensions within the lo...