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Bengal: Arrests, symbol row add to tension ahead of Rejinagar bypoll

Kolkata, Sep 22 (UNI) Political tensions have intensified in Rejinagar ahead of the October 6 Assembly bypoll, with the arrest of more functionaries of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) and the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) announcing its withdrawal from the contest over a symbol dispute.
According to police sources, those arrested are Anisur Rahman and Sohel Mondal. Rahman is a member of the AJUP core committee and resides in the Gopalpur area. Mondal, a resident of Rejinagar, is the party’s youth vice-president. The duo was produced before the Berhampore district court on Tuesday, where police sought 10 days’ custody for further investigation. Later, the court approved it.
The arrests have prompted AJUP chairman and Nowda MLA Humayun Kabir to approach the Election Commission today. The party has alleged that its leaders and workers are being arrested illegally ahead of the bypoll. Kabir had already accused the police of targeting his party functionaries and announced that he would stay away from physical campaigning.
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