TC candidate of Keshpur stays in fray

Midnapore, May 8. (PTI): Trinamool Congress candidate from Keshpur, Rajani Kanta Doloi, who yesterday expressed his desire to withdraw from the fray for the Assembly elections, today reverted his decision and campaigned at the instruction of TC chairperson Mamata Banerjee.

Doloi went to Keshpur this morning with his supporters for campaigning under heavy police security, party sources said. Doloi yesterday told a press conference that he had sent a fax to M S Gill, Chief Election Commissioner and to Mamata Banerjee informing them of his decision as he was unable to campaign due to "coercive measures adopted by CPI(M) activists in collusion with the police".

Chief Electoral Officer Sabyasachi Sen had instructed the district magistrate and Superintendent of Police to take strict action so that Doloi could campaign. Accordingly the officials rushed to Keshpur with paramilitary forces, who held flag marches.

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