Home Blog Page 3877

Mullah Baradar refutes reports of clashes within Taliban, appears in interview to prove he is alive

OpIndia Staff
-
0
Mullah Baradar refutes reports of clashes within Taliban, appears in interview to prove he is alive

The media was abuzz with reports of internal clashes within the Taliban between rival factions. Considering that Mullah Baradar was last seen on September 05 at a meeting with UN representative Martin Griffiths, several reports even suspected that the Taliban top chief was either injured or killed in the clash.

As per BBC, the clash allegedly took place between the supporters of two rival factions after the argument on who did the most to secure victory over the US and how power was divided in the new cabinet got heated. 

Basing their report on a Talibani source, it was said that Baradar and Khalil ur-Rahman Haqqani had exchanged strong words, as their followers brawled with each other nearby.

Baradar refutes rumours 

However, putting the rumours to an end, Taliban co-founder and Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar appeared in an interview on state-owned broadcaster Radio Television Afghanistan on Wednesday.

The controversy erupted after certain media houses reported a spat between Baradar and Refugees Minister Khalil ur-Rahman Haqqani at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. Allegedly Baradar rushed for Kandahar to meet the Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada.

While Baradar refuted claims of differences in the Jihadi organization’s leadership, he confirmed that he is in Kandahar in the latest interview. In a bid to delegitimize the scores of media reports, the Talibani co-founder insisted that the “sacrifices” of the terror outfit were not for any position.

Not seen in Qatar meeting

The speculations further snowballed after Baradar was missing from the talks held with Qatar’s high-level delegation recently. To this Baradar claimed that he was unaware of the visit of Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani as a result of which he couldn’t join the meeting.

Not happy with Haqqani Network

Reportedly, Baradar is also unhappy with Haqqani Network’s huge representation in the cabinet. Interestingly, a billboard with a picture of Mullah Sangeen Zadran, a former slain commander of the Haqqani Network, appeared in Afghanistan’s Khost province on Tuesday.

 “The martyrs who shed life for religion, homeland, and freedom are such magnificent stars in the country and global history that can never diminish,” read the billboard in Pashto. 

The Haqqani Network is closely associated with al-Qaeda and is now a part of the Taliban-led Afghan government. Primarily based in Pakistan, it is now being led by Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani.

Over 30% COVID related deaths in India reported from Maharashtra, Kerala on 5th: Details

OpIndia Staff
-
0
Over 30% COVID related deaths in India reported from Maharashtra, Kerala on 5th: Details

Out of the total 4,43,960 COVID-19 related deaths recorded in India so far, over 30% are recorded from Maharashtra. 1,38,277 people in Maharashtra have lost their lives to the pandemic.

COVID-related data

As per the data, other states that have contributed to the highest mortalities are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Kerala. While the pandemic has been largely under control in most parts of the country, the cases in Kerala continue to rise unhinged.

Kerala cases

While the cases in Kerala are currently on the decline, it is still contributing highest number of cases to the total new cases in the viral outbreak. Kerala currently has a test positivity ratio of 16.5%, which means for ever 100 persons tested in Kerala, approximately 17 have tested positive for the virus.

In terms of total coronavirus cases, Maharashtra has reported over 66 lakh coronavirus cases, the highest in India, followed by Kerala at over 44 lakh cases. Earlier in August, Kerala had clocked in record 1.5 lakh new cases in just five days. Kerala’s COVID-19 ‘management’ has constantly been lauded by the national mainstream media as well as certain international media despite the figures saying contrary. As of now, over 56% of total active coronavirus cases in India are from Kerala.

Kerala on Monday breached Uttar Pradesh to become the fifth state with highest COVID-19 related deaths. On Wednesday, Kerala reported 17,681 new cases against 25,588 recoveries. 208 people in Kerala lost their battle to COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest in India. As of now, Kerala as 1,90,790 active cases against 3,36,007 active cases all over India.

UP: Yogi govt withdraws 868 cases against farmers, were lodged for violating govt orders against stubble burning

OpIndia Staff
-
0
UP: Yogi govt withdraws 868 cases against farmers, were lodged for violating govt orders against stubble burning

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday ordered the withdrawal of 868 cases against farmers in the various districts of the state. The cases were filed for burning stubble against a government order. 

As per an India TV report, the government is also mulling over scrapping the fine the government imposes for violating the stubble burning guidelines. 

The cases were registered under the Indian Penal Section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 278 (Making atmosphere noxious to health), 290 (Punishment for public nuisance) and 291 (Repeats or continues a public nuisance).

Additional Chief Secretary Avinash Kumar Awasthi in the order said, “The farmers play an important role in the development of our economy. Hence, the government has decided to withdraw 868 cases registered against farmers under various sections of the IPC.”

A state spokesperson had informed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in his interaction with the farmers recently had proposed to withdraw the cases against the farmers and ending the fine too after a few farmer organizations had raised concerns about the same. 

During his interaction, the CM also reiterated the various schemes being run by the Centre for the farmers including Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna, Jan Dhan Yojna, soil health card and Direct Bank Transfer connecting farmers with the banking sector. 

Farmers outreach program

The BJP is also planning to hold parallel farmers’ meet in Lucknow on September 19 to meet around 20,000 farmers. The objective of this meeting is to connect with those whom the party describes as “real farmers”. 

BJP farmer wing chief in UP Kameshwar Singh said, “Fifty farmers would come from each of the 403 assembly constituencies of UP to thank the chief minister for various pro-farmer measures.”

This is a part of the farmers’ outreach program launched by the BJP to counter the impact of the ongoing protests. As a part of its outreach program, the leaders from the BJP will also visit 104 constituencies of Western UP to interact with the farmers. 

A special outreach segment ‘Kisan Samvad’ for the sugarcane belts was also organized.

Gujarat: Tarapur Police books one Munaf Iqbal Vhora for abusive remarks on Hindu Gods

OpIndia Staff
-
0
Gujarat: Tarapur Police books one Munaf Iqbal Vhora for abusive remarks on Hindu Gods

Tarapur Police have booked a man identified as Munaf Iqbal Vhora for hurting religious sentiments by posting derogatory comments about Hindu Gods on Facebook. As per reports, Iqbal, a residence of Mohammadi Society in Tarapur in Anand district of Gujarat, had published a post with derogatory remarks for Hindu gods on his Facebook profile that had gone viral in Tarapur.

Responding to the social media post, a complaint was filed against him by one Pareshkumar Sureshbhai Parmar from the area. The complaint said that the language used in the Facebook post by Iqbal was obscene for Hindu gods and it has hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus in the area. The complainant demanded immediate arrest of the accused and appropriate action against him.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered against Iqbal under Sections 295 and 505 (2) of the IPC for hurting religious sentiments. He has been accused of making obscene comments about Hindu gods and goddesses on social media with the intention of hurting the feelings of the Hindu community. It is expected that Munaf Iqbal Vhora will be arrested by the police soon for questioning in the case.

Pune’s favourite ‘Halwai’ shares inspiring video on Engineers’ Day: This is how Chitale Bandhu uses machines for making modaks, laddoos and more

Jinit Jain
-
0
Pune’s favourite ‘Halwai’ shares inspiring video on Engineers’ Day: This is how Chitale Bandhu uses machines for making modaks, laddoos and more

Among a host of lip-smacking things that Pune is famous for, sweets and namkeens manufactured by Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale are right on the top of the list. It is arguably Pune’s favourite Halwai (confectionary), manufacturing a range of products, from laddoos to modaks to bakarwadis and many more.

On the occasion of Engineer’s Day, which falls on 15 September every year, the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, Indraneel Chitale, an engineer himself and currently a Partner at the Chitale Group, shared an inspiring video to explain why a Halwai studied Engineering. 

The clip provided a window into how Chitale Group is using advanced machines, procured from different parts of the world, to optimise its manufacturing process and cater to the needs of people. 

“Our pida machines are coming from Japan, or the bakarwadi machines are coming from Holland. The motisur ladu machine is coming from Germany or the modak machines are coming from Brazil. So you can see the various geographies these machines are coming from and the way they are modified to sit our products,” says Indraneel, who also features in the video. 

The video shows different machines at work, churning out various sweets and namkeens inside the company’s manufacturing unit. Indraneel says they have streamlined the process in such a manner that they can manufacture a large number of items with the help of just a handful of machines. 

Machine used by Chitale Industries to manufacture modaks(Image Source: TOI)

The legacy of Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale

In 1939, Bhaskar Ganesh Chitale started a milk distribution business at Bhilawadi in Maharashtra’s Sangli district that decades later went on to become one of the country’s most loved confectionery brands, Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale. The entrepreneurial venture started out by Ganesh Chitale was taken forward by his two sons, Raghunath Bhaskar Chitale(Bhausaheb) and Narsinha Bhaskar Chitale(Rajabhau), who established Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale as a subsidiary of the Chitale Group of Industries. 

In just a short span of time, Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale grew at a remarkable speed, leading to the establishment of manufacturing and retail outlets for sweets and snacks. Some of its products such as Bakarwadi and mango burfi (also known as amba burfi) became the most sought after items of the brand, with their unique taste capturing the imagination of gourmets across the country.

Chitale Confectionary store in Pune(Image Source: Times of India)

The iconic confectionary is today run by the fourth generation of the family, which is harnessing its entrepreneurial spirit and leveraging advanced technologies to unlock new business potential. In the year 2000, after having completed Master’s degree in Commerce, Kedar joined the family business to expand the family business further. He was appointed to look after the marketing and distribution network of the company in Pune.

Kedar Chitale(L) being awarded for best packaged snacks in 2017

As demand skyrocketed, Kedar appointed franchisees and developed a sophisticated network of distribution within Pune. With the IT influx, as more people started gravitating towards the city, Chitale used the opportunity to open small outlets at various IT parks and lounges at Mumbai and Pune airports. As of June 2020, Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale had 20 franchisees in Pune, outlets in many IT hubs, and five new innovative stores called Chitale Xpress. 

Another fourth-generation Chitale, Indraneel, joined the family business in 2011. With a degree in Electronics and Telecommunications, Indraneel was smitten with marketing, product and business development. In 2011, Indraneel joined Chitale Group in the role of product and business development. He was later assigned the responsibility of manufacturing and production. He also travelled to the Netherlands for training with GEA group, one of the largest suppliers in the food processing industry. 

Indraneel Chitale(Image Source: Loksatta)

There he is said to have learned about advanced machines and their use in augmenting and streamlining manufacturing. On his return in 2012, Indraneel undertook the project of automating the crate washing process. Much of the current wave of automation witnessed in the company, which has played a crucial role in expanding the manufacturing capacity and improving overall efficiency, could be credited to Indraneel Chitale.

Denmark: Over 1400 dolphins killed in a barbaric tradition, distributed amongst locals for consumption amid outrage

OpIndia Staff
-
0
Denmark: Over 1400 dolphins killed in a barbaric tradition, distributed amongst locals for consumption amid outrage

Gory visuals from Faroe Island in Denmark where over 1400 dolphins were killed over the weekend in the name of ‘Grindadrap’, a local tradition, has sent shock waves. The images and videos of the shoreline becoming red with the blood of thousands of dead dolphins have sparked outrage. 

In what is believed to be a ‘record catch’, the mammals were herded by motorboats towards the shore and killed using harpoons and power drills. Reportedly, 1428 white-sided dolphins were killed during the hunt and distributed amongst locals for consumption. 

Supporters defend the tradition

The supporters of whaling claimed that the practice is an important part of their cultural identity and is being practised for hundreds of years. They also said it is a sustainable way of gathering food from nature.

The Faroese government said that around 600 pilot whales are caught every year, however, the number this year has shocked even the locals. 

Locals and activists share images and visuals of the island

Outraging over the incident, a local demanded the practise should be stopped. “It is time for DENMARK to stop the bloody slaughter in the Faroe Islands! Yesterday over 1,400 dolphins were slaughtered! TIME FOR YOU TO ACT!” the handle tweeted asking the government to take some action. 

Animal rights activist ‘Blue Planet Society’ calling the act barbaric shared visuals of hundreds of dolphins lying dead on the shore. 

Another handle sharing a video of the dead dolphins said that the tradition is almost 500 years old. 

What is Grindadrap?

Grindadráp is the local name for a yearly traditional event where people of the Faroe Islands, a self-governing archipelago under Denmark, hunt long-finned pilot whales, white-sided dolphins and other sea mammals. 

The locals say whaling is essential to their survival and the meat and blubber are needed for sustenance. 

However, some locals are now protesting against the tradition. “Killing white-sided dolphins is legal but it’s not popular”, said Sjurdur Skaale, a Danish MP.

“It was a big mistake,” said Olavur Sjurdarberg, the chairman of the Faroese Whalers Association, who chose to not participate in the festival. He said that killings should have been stopped after the numbers were known. “Somebody should have known better, most people are in shock about what happened,” he said.

Rahul Gandhi slams Mohan Bhagwat for not having women around him like Gandhiji always had, Netizens remind him of Gandhi’s “experiments with celibacy”

OpIndia Staff
-
0
Rahul Gandhi slams Mohan Bhagwat for not having women around him like Gandhiji always had, Netizens remind him of Gandhi’s “experiments with celibacy”

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stirred yet another controversy when he asserted that the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, was always accompanied by two to three women. Rahul Gandhi brought up the matter of Gandhi’s ‘experiments’ with young women at his ashram to criticise RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

Addressing a meeting organised by the All India Mahila Congress, Rahul Gandhi said, “When you see (Mahatma) Gandhi’s picture, you’ll see 2-3 women around him. Have you seen a picture of Mohan Bhagwat with any woman? That’s because their organisation suppresses women our organisation give them a platform.”

Gandhi made the remarks in his attempt to paint the Congress party as an organisation working towards the empowerment of women while simultaneously casting the RSS as a body averse to the female gender. 

But the controversial remarks made by Gandhi for the father of the nation sparked a furore on Twitter, with many users wondering what Rahul Gandhi meant when he said Mahatma Gandhi was always in the company of two to three women. 

Social media users wonder what Rahul meant by saying Gandhi was always chaperoned by women

One of the Twitter users questioned if Rahul Gandhi was praising Mahatma Gandhi or Mohan Bhagwat by insinuating that the father of the nation enjoyed the companionship of women. 

Another Twitter user asked if Rahul Gandhi insinuated that Gandhi ji was a womaniser as he always had women around him. 

Popular RSS ideologue Ratan Sharda also reacted to Rahul Gandhi’s faux pas, thanking God that Mohan Bhagwat did not behave as the Gandhi scion alluded. He further added that while the Congress party swept under the rug the Gandhi experiments, Rahul Gandhi seems to love them. 

Rahul Gandhi’s comment brings under spotlight Gandhi’s experiments with celibacy

Intriguingly, Rahul Gandhi’s comment about Mahatma Gandhi being always chaperoned by women has brought under the spotlight the well known but little-discussed aspect of Gandhi’s life: his experiments with celibacy. Though widely known, this unflattering aspect of Gandhi’s life, which involves shocking experiments undertaken to test his sexual resolve, has meticulously been swept under the rug by his supporters and the Congress party. 

But Rahul’s remarks have inevitably brought to light the controversial practices followed by Gandhiji. 

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi had strong views on sex, and he often gave detailed instructions to his followers on this subject. His views on sex were not very popular, which was described as “abnormal and unnatural” by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gandhi was married with Kasturba at the age of 13, not unusual for his time. They led a normal married life, who had four sons. Later in life, Gandhi had written how he had lustful feelings for his wife. “Even at school I used to think of her, and the thought of nightfall and our subsequent meeting was ever haunting me,” he wrote in his autobiography. He had written that he always wanted to teach his illiterate wife, but he could not find time due to his lustful love. His thoughts on sex had completely changed later in his life, and he felt ashamed of his life with his wife before he started his public life.

Gandhi presided over a series of experiments that would not be acceptable in today’s era. He had set up ashrams where he conducted his experiments, where boys and girls were to bath together, sleep together. But they were to maintain chastity, they would be punished if there were any sexual talks. The rules of ashram had forbidden married couples living in the ashram to sleep together, and Gandhi had advised that the husbands should not be alone with their wives. When they felt passion, they should take a cold bath, he had further advised.

Rules were different for Gandhi himself, who had started to surround himself with women to challenge his sexual abstinence. In the 1920s, Gandhi had started resting his hand on the shoulders of young women during his morning and evening walks, whom he had jokingly referred to as his walking sticks. His grandnieces Abha and Manu were his regular ‘walking sticks’. After this, he had started elaborate daily massage performed by young women in the ashram. The massage was followed by taking bath, helped and accompanied by his female attendants.

As time progressed, Gandhi’s experiments also had progressed, which now involved young women sleeping with Gandhi, naked. Initially, it was merely a sleeping arrangement, but soon became a part of his experiments. This was his method of attaining the nirvana state of perfect Brahamacharya, to maintain abstinence while sleeping next to attractive young women without clothes. Apart from Sushila, his grandnieces Abha and Manu were his regular sleeping companion, along with other women in his Ashram.

Gandhiji with his granddaughter Sita and his nephew’s wife Abha

Considering the experiments Gandhi ji undertook with his women companion, one cannot help but wonder if Rahul Gandhi wanted RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to imitate Mahatma Gandhi and treat women the way he did.

Rahul Gandhi makes sexist remarks against women in his bid to attack the RSS

As such, Rahul has displayed time and again he has little regard for the sensitivities of women. In 2017, in his bid to attack the RSS, Gandhi scion made a sexist jibe at women.

Gandhi, while addressing a rally in poll-bound Gujarat, said that BJP is oppressing women who raise their voices.

He then asked the audience if they have ever seen women in Shakhas (of RSS) wearing shorts. “I have never seen them wear shorts,” Gandhi said.

Top officials of Jharkhand based company convicted in coal block scam by special CBI court

OpIndia Staff
-
0
Top officials of Jharkhand based company convicted in coal block scam by special CBI court

The special court of Rouse Avenue Courts, New Delhi on Tuesday convicted Binay Prakash, the then managing director and proprietor of Jharkhand based M/s Domco Smokeless Fuels Pvt. Ltd in the coal block allotment scam case.

This is one of the cases of notorious coal block allocation scam or ‘Coalgate’ that had surfaced during the regime of the UPA government headed by Manmohan Singh.

The court also convicted two of the directors of the company namely Vasant Diwakar Manjrekar and Paramananda Mondal as well as Sanjay Khandewal, Kolkata based chartered accountant of the company in this case.

On Tuesday, the court had held all four as well as the company guilty of the commission of the offence. The court had observed that guilty persons had hatched conspiracy in a synchronised manner to cheat both the ministry of coal and steel to secure allocation of the coal mines in favour of the company. The court had held them guilty of securing the Lalgarh (North) coal block in West Bokaro Coalfield in Jharkhand on the basis of false and fabricated documents. 

The coal block was allotted to the company on 8th July, 2005. Binay Prakash had also obtained pecuniary benefit of Rs. 7 crores by offering to sell the shares of the company on premium after he secured an allocation of the coal block for the company.

The CBI had registered an instant case against the company and its promoters/directors as well as unknown persons in July 2014 under section 120-B, 420 of the IPC. The agency had also undertaken a preliminary enquiry on the directions received from CVC related to coal blocks allocated during the period from 1993 to 2005.

That enquiry had revealed that the Lalgarh (North) Coal block was identified in favour of the company by the 19th Screening Committee for the captive use and accordingly, the company was informed about the allocation of a coal mine on November 24,  2003.

But on 13 September 2012, the ministry of coal had scrapped the allocation made to the company for violating the terms and conditions of the allocation. In this case, the CBI had submitted the charge sheet on December 22, 2015.

But this is not the end of the trouble for the company and its promoter since the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also prosecuting them under provisions of the prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002. The agency has already filed the charge sheet before the PMLA court of Bharat Parashar in New Delhi. The ED has also attached a substantial part of the movable and immovable properties of the company, promoter and his relative. This includes amounts parked in the Axis Bank account of Ranchi based Hotel Le Lac said to be owned by Binay Prakash.

ED claimed that the Binay Prakash group had invested proceeds of crime for developing a government plot in NCR through M/s Kamakhya Builders. This construction company is controlled by Binay Prakash in the capacity of managing partner.

Hafta Vasooli in Maharashtra: Minors attack a cloth store, smash glasses to demand extortion

OpIndia Staff
-
0
Hafta Vasooli in Maharashtra: Minors attack a cloth store, smash glasses to demand extortion

On September 13, it was reported that some goons looted and ransacked a cloth shop in the Pimpri Chinchwad area, Pune, Maharashtra. The incident was captured in a CCTV camera installed in the shop. All the accused in the case were minors and allegedly came to collect ‘hafta’ or extortion money from the shopkeeper. When the shopkeeper refused to give any money, they first threatened him and then attacked him with a scythe. Before leaving the shop, they ransacked and allegedly looted the shop.

During the incident, a man was stationed outside the shop to capture the whole incident. The aim was believed to spread fear among the residents by making the video viral on social media. The shop owner, identified as Ibrahim Salim Sheikh, filed a complaint and based on the CCTV footage, the Police took three minors in custody. They will be produced in the juvenile court soon.

Police suspect more people could be involved

According to a report published in Granthshala, Senior Police Inspector Shankar Awtade said that more people could be involved in the group. The investigation in the case is underway to find out about the intentions of the minors behind attacking the shop.

Bengal Bypolls: Congress candidate from Samserganj reluctant to contest to avoid a clash with his twin brother, who is local TMC MP

OpIndia Staff
-
0
Bengal Bypolls: Congress candidate from Samserganj reluctant to contest to avoid a clash with his twin brother, who is local TMC MP

Ahead of the much anticipated West Bengal assembly by-polls, where the highlight would be the Bhabanipur seat from where chief minister Mamata Banerjee would be fighting the elections, a strange situation has emerged from the Samserganj constituency. The Congress candidate who has been picked to fight from Samserganj is not inclined to continue his campaign for the risk of drawing the ire of his twin brother, who is a TMC MP, a report publish in News 18 said. 

Congress candidate Jaidur Rahaman is in a quandary after he got the party ticket following the death of party nominee Rezaul Haque during the assembly elections this year. Samserganj falls under Jangipur area, which is under the charge of Trinamool MP Khalilur Rahaman, Jaidur’s twin brother. The Congress leader said he is not interested in contesting the by-polls as it would create troubles at home. 

As a consequence, there has been no campaign schedule, no strategy meetings or other paraphernalia associated with the hustle and bustle of elections. While he has submitted his nomination, the lack of campaign activity by him suggests he is uninterested in fighting the polls. 

Initially, Rezaul’s wife was approached by the Congress party to fight on his seat. After she declined, the party wanted a popular figure to spearhead their campaign in Samaerganj. They found Jaidur, a local businessman who was quite popular in the area. He agreed to contest on the party ticket but as the elections have approached, he has appeared to develop cold feet over the prospect of a potential fallout with his elder brother. 

“At the time, people suggested me to accept the ticket and contest the polls. So I was interested. My twin brother, Khalilur Rahaman, is the Trinamool Congress MP from Jangipur and he is now in charge of this entire area. He is two minutes older than me. If I contest, there will be a problem at home and I don’t want that,” Jaidur was quoted as saying by News 18. 

Jaidur’s reluctance to fight the elections has landed the Congress party between a rock and a hard place. It is unable to convince Jaidur to put up a fight. Nor can it change its candidate now. 

Speaking about Congress’ predicament, block president Saidul Islam said, “He is unsure. We are asking him to contest. The decision will come in a day or two. Meanwhile, we are telling our workers to paint the Congress symbol on walls in the area and do the usual things. The Congress has support there. What will the Congress voters do?”

It will be an interesting battle, analysts predict, given that Malda Congress candidate Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury had got the lead in Samserganj in the 2019 General elections. 

Trinamool has fielded Amirul Islam for the seat. Besides, CPI(M) candidate is also fighting for the seat. In the 2016 assembly polls, Amirul bagged the seat with 48,381 (30.41%) votes. The CPI(M)’s Touab Ali closely followed him with 46,601 (29.31%) votes. The Congress party’s Rezaul Haque got 42,389 (26.66%) votes.

The by-polls will be held for Bhabanipur, Samserganj and Jangipur on September 30 and the results will be announced on October 3.

1...3,8763,8773,878...7,598Page 3,877 of 7,598