{"id":25874,"date":"2026-09-18T14:07:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25874"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:07:53","slug":"bjps-dirty-game-congress-claims-its-nandigram-candidate-arrested-after-mamata-extended-support-india-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25874","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;BJP&#8217;s dirty game&#8217;: Congress claims its Nandigram candidate arrested after Mamata extended support | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134336979,imgsize-52004,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/milan-pradhan.jpg\" alt=\"'BJP's dirty game': Congress claims its Nandigram candidate arrested after Mamata extended support\" title=\"Milan Pradhan\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/congress\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a> on Friday claimed that its candidate for the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll, Milan Pradhan, has been arrested, with the development coming hours after the TMC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mamata-banerjee\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamata Banerjee<\/a> faction extended its support to the Congress for the October 6 byelection.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>According to a senior leader of the Congress&#8217; West Bengal unit, Pradhan was arrested for his alleged involvement in the 2007 anti-land acquisition movement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;This is nothing but a dirty game of the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a>. Milan had been spearheading the Nandigram movement in 2007. He had been named in at least 12 cases since then. But today, because he has successfully filed his nomination, the police were made to arrest him,&#8221; the leader told PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>&#8220;Another leader, Subhasish Bhattacharya, was arrested for preventing the police from apprehending Pradhan,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Earlier in the day, former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had announced her TMC faction&#8217;s support for the Congress in Nandigram, hours after her candidate, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, withdrew from the contest after meeting West Bengal chief minister and senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Adhikari vacated Nandigram to retain Bhowanipore\u2014a traditional Mamata Banerjee stronghold\u2014where he defeated her in the West Bengal assembly elections held in April. The elections marked the end of TMC&#8217;s 15-year rule in West Bengal and paved the way for the BJP to form its first-ever government in the state.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Pradhan&#8217;s arrest came just a day before the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations. The counting of votes is scheduled for October 9.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/bjps-dirty-game-congress-claims-its-nandigram-candidate-arrested-after-mamata-extended-support\/articleshow\/134336650.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday claimed that its candidate for the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll, Milan Pradhan, has been arrested, with the development coming hours after the TMC&#8217;s Mamata Banerjee faction extended its support to the Congress for the October 6 byelection.According to a senior leader of the Congress&#8217; West Bengal unit, Pradhan was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/milan-pradhan.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday claimed that its candidate for the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll, Milan Pradhan, has been arrested, with the development coming hours after the TMC&#8217;s Mamata Banerjee faction extended its support to the Congress for the October 6 byelection.According to a senior leader of the Congress&#8217; 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