'CPM has filed dummy candidates'

Statesman News Service

MALDA, May 12: Malda RSP alleged the CPI-M has fielded several Independent dummy candidates in gram panchayat level, breaching the seat-sharing agreement between the parties. The district RSP leader Mr Sarbananda Pandey said: "We had adjusted eight seats with the CPI-M in GP level in Gazole block but it was found in four seats there were dummy CPI-M candidates". “The local CPI-M leader Mr Sahadad Hossian is working for these dummy candidates at Katalhati, Fatepur, Ranidighi and Laxmipur in Gazole block area. Even the CPI-M leader Mr Hossain threatened our candidates when they were in field for election campaign,” added Mr Pandey. Mr Pandey has drawn the attention of the CPI-M district leaders to sort out the problem. He also pointed out Mr Babesh Rajbanshi, an Independent candidate, who is contesting in gram panchayat seat in Gazole has published a leaflet where he has begged the voters to put their votes in the boat symbol. Two other CPI-M candidates Mr Nagendranath Sarkar and Mr Ranjit Biswas who are contesting in panchayat samiti and Zilla Parishad respectively are reportedly alleged to be doing the same thing. But the district CPI-M leaders, who were busy with the CM's political rally, could not pay attention to the RSP's plea. According to Mr Pandey, the RSP candidates are facing similar problems in Habibpur and Old Malda. At Sahapur and Muchia under Old Malda block the CPI-M and RSP candidates are in ‘friendly fight’, disclosed Mr Pandey. Though the CPI-M has been finalised seat adjustments with the RSP in Zilla Parishad level but in lower tier there is no seat adjustment between the two Left Front partners.