By means of PTI
KOLKATA: TMC candidate for by-election to the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday took a jibe on the BJP for labelling him as an interloper, questioning what the saffron birthday celebration makes of High Minister Narendra Modi contesting from Varanasi.
Sinha, who can be submitting his nomination on Monday, instructed journalists at Andal Airport in Paschim Bardhaman district that he used to be certain the citizens of Asansol would root for Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, who “all the time stood for the improvement of Bengal”.
“If for nationwide figures just like the PM, contesting the Lok Sabha polls from any place is authorised, then the similar holds true for me as smartly,” the actor-turned-politician mentioned.
Bengal BJP leaders like Sukanta Majumdar and Agnimitra Paul had just lately labelled Sinha as an interloper within the state.
Sinha mentioned he used to be touched by way of the affection and heat of the folks of Asansol, pointing in opposition to the cheering crowd on the airport.
“The BJP can be trounced by way of the folks of Asansol, who will vote for ‘insaf’ (justice),” he asserted.
Sinha is pitted towards BJP’s Agnimitra Paul.
The Left Entrance fielded senior CPI(M) chief Partha Mukherjee as its candidate for the by-election to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat.
By means of-polls to the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency and the Ballygunje meeting seat will likely be hung on April 12, and votes will likely be counted on April 16.
