Statesman News Service
MALDA, March 30: A large section of Congress leaders and followers in North Malda Parliamentary constituency have extended their support to Miss Mausam Benazir Noor, their candidate for the Lok Sabha seat.
“When the AICC already has nominated her, we are not worried about Dr AN Khan Choudhury if he decides to contest as an Independent against his niece Miss Noor,” they said.
“Dr Khan contested against his elder brother and former Union minister ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury in 1996 but could not defeat our leader,” said Mr Masidur Rahaman, vice-president of Malda district Congress and Miss Noor's election agent.
Mohd Intaj, Sabhapati of Chanchal I panchayat samiti, said: “Mausam is better than Dr Khan Choudhury. We wanted a member of Priya Ranjan Das Munshi's family here. But she is the best candidate for us now.”
“If Dr Khan Choudhury plans to contest against her he will get less than 100 votes. We are now in a safe position for Mausam because the CPI-M can criticise Dr Khan Choudhury on the issue of his controversial citizenship,” Mohd Intaj said.
Another member of Chanchal I panchayat samiti, Mr Indranarayan Majumdar, said: “We are happy with her. Hundreds of people, besides Congress workers, joined our meeting at Chanchal Rabindra Bhawan just to see her. The nominated candidate is far better than Dr Khan Choudhury.”
A group of youths assembled in front of Mr AH Khan Choudhury's house today. The youths criticised the district Congress president and Malda MP and his niece, Miss Noor.
They demanded that Miss Noor withdraw her candidature for her maternal uncle this morning. The group left the area when a large group of Miss Noor's followers, leaders of the Chhatra Parishad and block Congress leaders arrived at the house. Miss Noor held a meeting at her maternal uncle's house at Kotwali with them to formulate strategies for her campaign.
The Malda MP moved out of his home, bypassing local journalists and the agitated people. The MP is campaigning in South Malda constituency.
He was scheduled to hold a meeting with the Trinamul Congress district leaders at its office but it was cancelled. Trinamul Congress leaders refused to go his house and asked him, though a Congress leader, to come to their office first.
Mr Hassan Ali Shah, general secretary of the Malda district congress and a close associate of Dr Khan Choudhury, said: “It is a painful matter when a group of Congress leaders are dividing the Ghani family by projecting Mausam. Dr Khan Choudhury is in Delhi and Mrs Sonia Gandhi will take the final decision.”
Mr Shah admitted that Miss Noor had refused to talk to them when he and Mr Mostaque Alam, another general secretary, arrived a workers’ meeting at Babupur in Gazol last evening. Miss Noor left the place immediately after their arrival.
MALDA, March 30: A large section of Congress leaders and followers in North Malda Parliamentary constituency have extended their support to Miss Mausam Benazir Noor, their candidate for the Lok Sabha seat.
“When the AICC already has nominated her, we are not worried about Dr AN Khan Choudhury if he decides to contest as an Independent against his niece Miss Noor,” they said.
“Dr Khan contested against his elder brother and former Union minister ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury in 1996 but could not defeat our leader,” said Mr Masidur Rahaman, vice-president of Malda district Congress and Miss Noor's election agent.
Mohd Intaj, Sabhapati of Chanchal I panchayat samiti, said: “Mausam is better than Dr Khan Choudhury. We wanted a member of Priya Ranjan Das Munshi's family here. But she is the best candidate for us now.”
“If Dr Khan Choudhury plans to contest against her he will get less than 100 votes. We are now in a safe position for Mausam because the CPI-M can criticise Dr Khan Choudhury on the issue of his controversial citizenship,” Mohd Intaj said.
Another member of Chanchal I panchayat samiti, Mr Indranarayan Majumdar, said: “We are happy with her. Hundreds of people, besides Congress workers, joined our meeting at Chanchal Rabindra Bhawan just to see her. The nominated candidate is far better than Dr Khan Choudhury.”
A group of youths assembled in front of Mr AH Khan Choudhury's house today. The youths criticised the district Congress president and Malda MP and his niece, Miss Noor.
They demanded that Miss Noor withdraw her candidature for her maternal uncle this morning. The group left the area when a large group of Miss Noor's followers, leaders of the Chhatra Parishad and block Congress leaders arrived at the house. Miss Noor held a meeting at her maternal uncle's house at Kotwali with them to formulate strategies for her campaign.
The Malda MP moved out of his home, bypassing local journalists and the agitated people. The MP is campaigning in South Malda constituency.
He was scheduled to hold a meeting with the Trinamul Congress district leaders at its office but it was cancelled. Trinamul Congress leaders refused to go his house and asked him, though a Congress leader, to come to their office first.
Mr Hassan Ali Shah, general secretary of the Malda district congress and a close associate of Dr Khan Choudhury, said: “It is a painful matter when a group of Congress leaders are dividing the Ghani family by projecting Mausam. Dr Khan Choudhury is in Delhi and Mrs Sonia Gandhi will take the final decision.”
Mr Shah admitted that Miss Noor had refused to talk to them when he and Mr Mostaque Alam, another general secretary, arrived a workers’ meeting at Babupur in Gazol last evening. Miss Noor left the place immediately after their arrival.
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