Calcutta HC grants bail to Milan Pradhan, Cong candidate for Nandigram by-polls
The court said the 19-year-old cases stem from the 2007 Nandigram agitation and allowed him to campaign ahead of the bypoll.
- On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court granted interim bail to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in all six cases, enabling him to contest the October 6 Nandigram Assembly by-election.
- Pradhan's arrest on September 18 stemmed from 19-year-old cases linked to the 2007 Nandigram agitation, a violent land-acquisition movement that helped the Trinamool Congress secure power in 2011.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee publicly backed Pradhan's candidacy, while his wife Arpita Pradhan campaigns on his behalf, claiming he was imprisoned on false charges to prevent his election.
- Separately, the High Court dismissed the West Bengal Congress petition alleging age discrepancies in BJP candidate Hasirani Rath's election affidavit, allowing her candidacy to remain valid.
- The Nandigram bypoll is scheduled for October 6, with Pradhan required to surrender before trial court on October 21 after depositing Rs 20,000 bail bond in each case.
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Calcutta HC Grants Interim Bail To Congress Nandigram Bypoll Candidate Milan Pradhan
<p class="isSelectedEnd">Congress candidate Milan Pradhan, who is contesting the Nandigram Assembly bypoll in West Bengal, has received interim relief from the Calcutta High Court. The court granted him interim bail for three weeks, till October 21, allowing him to remain out of custody ahead of the October 6 bypoll.</p> <p class="isSelectedEnd">Justice Tirthankar Ghosh observed that Pradhan was taken into custody only after he had filed his nom…
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LatestlyCalcutta HC grants interim bail to Congress' Nandigram by-poll candidate Milan Pradhan in six cases
As Pradhan remained in jail, his wife Arpita Pradhan, campaigned on his behalf along with several Congress leaders and workers, appealing to voters to support her husband.
Calcutta HC grants interim bail to Cong's Nandigram bypoll candidate in six criminal cases
Kolkata, Sep 29 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to arrested Nandigram bypoll candidate of the Congress, Milan Pradhan, in six criminal cases lodged in 2007. The court granted the Congress candidate relief till October 20, allowing him to campaign for the October 6 bypoll to the Nandigram Assembly seat, vacated […]
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