Sandeshkhali ‘Agnikanya’ Rekha Patra is BJP’s Basirhat trump card — ‘for a housewife, politics is easy’

Sandeshkhali ‘Agnikanya’ Rekha Patra is BJP’s Basirhat trump card — ‘for a housewife, politics is easy’

Basirhat: Draped in a pink-and-green sari with a dash of sindoor on her forehead, Rekha Patra walks with folded hands through the cramped lanes of Town Hall Bazaar in Basirhat, North 24 Parganas district. A procession of men follows her, waving BJP flags and chanting, “Era Sandeshkhali’r Agnikanya, eder vote korun (She is a survivor of Sandeshkhali, woman of fire, vote for … Read more

Lok Sabha polls: Anti-Sandeshkhali survivor posters appear after BJP fields Rekha Patra from Basirhat | India News

Lok Sabha polls: Anti-Sandeshkhali survivor posters appear after BJP fields Rekha Patra from Basirhat | India News

NEW DELHI: Handwritten posters denouncing the candidature of Rekha Patra appeared in Sandeshkhali area on Monday after BJP fielded her from Basirhat seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Posters bearing slogans such as ‘We don’t want Rekha as a candidate’ and ‘We don’t want Rekha Patra as BJP candidate’ were seen a day after BJP … Read more