NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called up Rekha Patra, BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Basirhat in West Bengal, and lauded her as “Shakti Swaroopa”. Rekha was instrumental in raising voice against alleged atrocities by local Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman Shajahan Sheikh and his cronies in Sandeshkhali. The BJP picked her up as its candidate from Basirhat Lok Sabha seat, under which the village falls.
The Basirhat seat is currently represented by the ruling Trinamool Congress.Sheikh, who has been suspended by the TMC, and some of his associates have been arrested in connection with attack on ED officials and are in CBI custody.
The Basirhat seat is currently represented by the ruling Trinamool Congress.Sheikh, who has been suspended by the TMC, and some of his associates have been arrested in connection with attack on ED officials and are in CBI custody.