MALDA, Nov. 26: Though the Malda MP and the district president Mr AH Khan Choudhury reportedly requested the Trinamul chief Miss Mamata Banerjee not to field its candidate in Sujapur by-polls, the Malda Trinamul Congress has recommended two names of its candidate for nomination.
The district president of Malda Trinamul Congress, Mr Dulal Sarkar told reporters that Miss Mamata Banerjee has asked to select candidate for Sujapur by polls. Mr Sarkar, however, denied that the Malda MP urged Miss Mamata Banerjee not to field its candidate in Sujapur by polls. Trinamul supremo will announce the name of its candidate soon, out of the two names already recommended from Kaliachak area, he said. The district Trinamul Congress had selected Mr Mantu Masaraf and Mr Majahar Hossain following the instruction of Miss Banerjee.
The Congress has a strong hold in the Sujapur assembly constituency and in the last three decades CPI-M candidates could not defeat a Congress candidate like late ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury and his sister late Rubi Noor. Thought the Trinamul has no base in the area, it would likely be bagging some anti-left votes. Sources said that since the Congress had nominated a new candidate, daughter of Rubi Noor, the Malda MP wanted to unite all anti-left vote to defeat the CPI-M candidate here. It may be noted that the BJP would not field its candidate in the by-polls in the Muslim population dominated Sujapur constituency.
It is also learnt that a Muslim League candidate would be contesting from here. n SNS
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