Abhishek Banerjee's poll candidate selection plan raises eyebrows

Party sources said that a huge number of people have preferred to nominate their candidates via the online mode to maintain secrecy

- MANAS R BANNERJEE

A section of Trinamool Congress leaders, including MLA from Islampur in North Dinajpur, have said that they cannot understand how people will “finalise” candidates for the upcoming panchayat elections following an idea developed by the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who is leading the ‘Jana Sanyog Yatra’ that reached Islampur sub-division in North Dinajpur district today.

It may be noted here that Islampur MLA Abdul Karim Chowdhury and his followers were not able to attend Mr Banerjee’s programme in Islampur today.

“I cannot understand how people will select panchayat candidates. What is the necessity of the organisation and its structure from the booth level to the district level?” Mr Chowdhury was heard telling media persons.

Yesterday was the fifth day of the ‘Jana Sanyog Yatra’, which had reached DabgramFulbari in Siliguri late in the evening yesterday. The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) general secretary addressed a meeting of party workers that continued till 11 pm there last night.