Bengal Bypoll: AJUP Chief Humayun Kabir Detained in Rejinagar After Verbal Altercation with Police
Police detained AJUP chief Humayun Kabir after he accused officers of interfering with polling and said his supporters were blocked from booths.
- On Tuesday, Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief and MLA Humayun Kabir was detained by Rejinagar Police after casting his vote in the Rejinagar Assembly by-election.
- Kabir accused police of interfering with voting and intimidating supporters, while police sources reportedly cited allegations that Kabir made objectionable remarks toward officers as the reason for his detention.
- The by-election features Kabir's son, Gulam Nabi Azad, as the AJUP candidate, alongside CPI's Md Sayeed, Congress's Abdullahil Kafi, and Democratic Trinamool Congress's Safiuzzaman Sheikh.
- While Rejinagar faced disruption, voting was reported as peaceful in the Nandigram Assembly segment, though Congress candidate Milan Pradhan alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party threatened party workers.
- Votes for both by-elections will be counted on October 9; the Nandigram seat became vacant after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari resigned to retain his other constituency.
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Bengal bypoll: AJUP's Humayun Kabir detained in Rejinagar
Rejinagar: Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir was detained on Tuesday, October 6, after a heated argument with police personnel at his party office in West Bengal’s Rejinagar, where voting was underway for the assembly bypoll. Kabir, who had been attacking the police since morning over the deployment of security personnel near his residence … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and…
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