Left Front fields Kurmi candidates in Zilla Parishad seats in Purulia
The Left Front leadership is trying to woo the huge Kurmi Mahato votebank in Purulia district and has made a tactical move, feel political experts here.
The Left Front leadership is trying to woo the huge Kurmi Mahato votebank in Purulia district and has made a tactical move, feel political experts here.
State BJP leaders, however, refused to make any comment on the absence of their legislators on the occasion.
LF has increased its vote share and reached second position in Bidhannagar and Chandannagar civic bodies eclipsing BJP that had emerged as the main opposition in the assembly polls. Trinamul Congress has got nearly 74 per cent votes while it is around 11 per cent for the LF in Bidhannagar municipality. For the saffron camp the vote percentage is around 8.5 per cent.
The Left leadership has admitted to problems related to roads, drainage system, disposal of garbage, while it has promised that it would look into the issues seriously after coming to power. On the other hand, the Left claimed that it would manage approval for a safe drinking water project from authorities concerned and formulate a proper plan to keep the Mahananda river healthy by bringing in beautification plans on either side of the river and by building parks.
"We have adopted a balancing approach during the selection of the candidates and have focused on their relations with the local residents, their commitment and dedication. Fourteen activists from Red Volunteers will contest the polls. The way they served the people during the crisis proved that the Left always stand by the people. Many of them had been infected with Covid-19 while reaching out to the people then..."
The Left Front, after much deliberation on the matter of fielding candidates, which included a possible seat-sharing understanding with the Congress, has eventually decided to field its own candidates in about 127 seats and spare 17 wards for “non-Left” candidates.
As of now, the Left Front is deciding to contest all by themselves and field candidates in at least 20 to 25 seats in the Kolkata and Howrah municipal corporation elections.
Left Front chairman Biman Bose confirmed that the Left Front will be holding a high-level meeting this week to come to a final decision concerning the alliance with Congress.
" “In a bid to abide by the Covid protocols, we have requested that if any polling agent does not have full vaccination then an RT-PCR Covid negative report within 48 hours should suffice for clearance in access into the booth"
The committee also announced candidates for polls in Shamsherganj and Jangipur seats. CPI-M party member Md Moddassar Hossain would contest from Shamsherganj while the RSP member Jane Alam Mian will contest from Jangipur. The Left has declared that campaigns for the candidates would begin today.