Bengal rivals at each other's throat months ahead of panchayat polls
The New Indian Express|December 04, 2022
WEST Bengal's politics reached its peak on Saturday as two heavyweights, Trinamool Congress's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari sounded poll bugle for the next year's panchayat elections while addressing rallies in each other's strongholds.
PRANAB MONDAL
Bengal rivals at each other's throat months ahead of panchayat polls

While the nephew of CM Mamata Banerjee addressed a rally at a Kanthi ground in East Midnapore, barely 200 metre from Adhikari's residence, the former lieutenant of Bengal CM challenged the ruling party in Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas, Lok Sabha constituency of the second-in-command in the TMC.

"Many of you could not vote in last year's panchayat elections as the TMC rogue cadres did not allow opposition candidates to submit nominations. This time, I will teach them a lesson. You only have to select candidates and filing their nominations will be my responsibility. Khela hobe (there will be a game) in the panchayat polls," Adhikari lashed out.

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