Patra, who led the protests against the suspended TMC leader, Sheikh Shahjahan, in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, is now the BJP's candidate from Basirhat Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal.
Rekha Patra said, "Suddenly during my campaign TMC workers came and pushed me and had hit other workers. The TMC had purposely tried to disrupt the campaign.'
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