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Bengal By-election: Humayun Kabir Halts Campaign for Son; Nandigram Congress Candidate Jailed
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News18•21-09-2026, 19:44
Bengal By-election: Humayun Kabir Halts Campaign for Son; Nandigram Congress Candidate Jailed
- •Political tensions escalate ahead of West Bengal by-elections on October 6.
- •Humayun Kabir withdraws from campaigning for his son Ghulam Nabi in Rejinagar, alleging police harassment of supporters.
- •Kabir, chief of AJUP, claims police are acting like BJP cadres, making campaigning impossible.
- •Humayun Kabir appeared before police regarding an audio clip case for inciting communal tension, fearing arrest.
- •Nandigram Congress candidate Milan Pradhan sent to 14-day judicial custody in a 19-year-old case, ending his campaign.
Key Questions Answered
Humayun Kabir announced he would no longer campaign for the Rejinagar by-election because he alleged the police administration was acting like BJP cadres and unnecessarily harassing, summoning, and arresting his party supporters and workers.
Nandigram Congress candidate Milan Pradhan was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a local court in Purba Medinipur in connection with a pending 19-year-old case linked to the 2007 Nandigram land movement.
The assembly by-elections for the Rejinagar and Nandigram constituencies in West Bengal are scheduled to be held on October 6, with campaigning concluding on October 4 and vote counting set for October 9.
