"We Will Fight and Win": Rahul Gandhi Vows After Congress's Nandigram Bypoll Candidate Arrest; Alleges "Political Revenge"
- Rahul Gandhi alleged that Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan’s arrest was “political revenge” and called it a “murder of democracy.”
- Milan Pradhan was arrested hours after Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress faction announced support for his candidacy.
- Police sources said Pradhan was arrested in connection with a 2007 anti-land-acquisition movement.
- Voting is scheduled for October 6, with counting on October 9; Banerjee questioned the timing of the arrest, while Gandhi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of undermining fair elections.
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"We will fight and win": Rahul Gandhi vows after Congress's Nandigram bypoll candidate arrest; alleges "political revenge"
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi claimed that the arrest was "no coincidence," but rather politically motivated. He accused the BJP of "clinging" to power through "vote theft and stealing government and parties", stating that its aim is to "end the electoral fight".
'Murder of democracy': Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee lambast BJP over arrest of Congress' Nandigram candidate
Sharply criticising the BJP after the arrest of Congress candidate for Nandigram byelections, Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee have said the incident shows the ruling party does not believe in free and fair elections.
A political upheaval has erupted in West Bengal ahead of the Nandigram Assembly by-election. Meanwhile, Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the arrest of Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in the Nandigram seat. He stated that the BJP lacks faith in fair elections. They don't want to contest elections, but rather want to end the contest. Rahul Gandhi Criticize…
Political developments have gained momentum in West Bengal. Mamata Banerjee has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the decision of the symbol in the name of TMC. Meanwhile, the Congress and TMC have accused the arrest of the Congress candidate in the Nandigram by-election of political vendetta. The Congress will create an atmosphere across the country on these issues, and the high command has become more active.
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