Kolkata, April 9 -- In a politically charged contest marked by personal attacks and shifting equations, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday adopted a restrained tone while campaigning for party candidate Tirthankar Ghosh in Panihati, even as she sharpened her attack on the BJP and alleged a tacit understanding between the saffron party and the CPI(M).
Addressing a rally at Ushumpur Vidyasagar Krirangan in Agarpara, Banerjee refrained from directly naming BJP candidate Ratna Debnath - the mother of the RG Kar rape-and-murder victim - whose entry into the electoral fray has drawn considerable attention. Instead, she underscored the importance of maintaining civility in political discourse.
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