Contrasting political moves in Malda: Congress gears up for 21 July rally
The turnout at the rival July 21 programmes in Kolkata is expected to provide an indication of the organisational strength of both parties.
The turnout at the rival July 21 programmes in Kolkata is expected to provide an indication of the organisational strength of both parties.
South Malda MP Isha Khan Choudhury on Thursday hit back at chief minister Mamata Banerjee over her indirect remarks allegedly blaming him for inciting communal unrest in the Samserganj area of Murshidabad.
There is a mixed feeling in the area over the Congress candidate for North Malda seat, as names of leaders like Isha Khan Choudhury and Deepa Dasmunsi do the rounds
Senior state leaders, including Mukul Roy, Rupa Ganguly, and Sayantan Basu, are learnt to have shown interest in North Malda as their electoral battlefield for the Lok Sabha polls
The North Malda parliamentary constituency is likely to see a political clash between two cousins -- Mausam Noor and Isha Khan Choudhury -- in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections
The saffron party is expected to gain in North Malda LS seat with Mausam Noor's defection expected to divide the anti-BJP vote
This is the first time that a Congress MP has defected to the Trinamool since the latter formed government in the state in 2011
