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Congress calls Milan Pradhan arrest political revenge in Bengal
The Indian Express··19 Sept
The Congress attacked the BJP on Friday over the arrest of Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan in a 19-year-old case, calling it political revenge. Rahul Gandhi linked the move to the Election Commission freeze on the Trinamool symbol. KC Venugopal said democracy is on a ventilator in BJP's West Bengal. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi criticized Gandhi's statement.
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What It Means For You
- Pradhan's arrest came as opposition leaders backed Mamata Banerjee after the ECI symbol freeze.
- Gandhi linked the ECI order on Trinamool to earlier Shiv Sena and NCP splits.
- Venugopal called the arrest an effort toward Opposition-Mukt Bharat.
What's Happening
- Pradhan was arrested in a case the Congress described as 19 years old.
- INDIA alliance leaders rallied behind Banerjee after the commission barred the original TMC name.
- Trivedi said Mamata Banerjee left the Congress in 1997 and later ousted it from Bengal.
Symbol freeze and bypoll timing
- The ECI directed both Trinamool factions not to use the flowers and grass symbol for October 6 polls.
- Akhilesh Yadav asked whether affidavits filed with the ECI were received.
- Arvind Kejriwal posted that Modi received a birthday gift through the commission order.
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