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West Bengal: BJP fields Sandeshkhali survivor Rekha Patra from Basirhat in LS Polls
Updated On: 25 March, 2024 07:40 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
At the same time, the party has given a ticket to former judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who recently retired from Calcutta High Court, from Tamluk.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the names of 111 candidates in its fifth list for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, including a woman who was a survivor of violence in the Sandeshkhali area of West Bengal.
BJP on Sunday released the list of 19 candidates for Bengal. BJP has fielded Rekha Patra from Basirhat, who is a resident of Sandeshkhali. It was she who first raised the voice of the women of Sandeshkhali and all three accused expelled TMC MLA Sheikh Shahjahan, Shibu Hazra and Uttam Sardar are behind bars.
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