BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee to take out rallies on rival turfs
India TodayAhead of the panchayat elections in West Bengal next year, TMC's national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and BJP’s Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari are all set to take out rallies on rival turfs on Saturday. Contai is considered to be the 'home' turf of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, while Banerjee is the sitting Lok Sabha member from the Diamond Harbour constituency. Earlier, the BJP had moved the Calcutta High Court to stop the rally near Adhikari's house in Contai, but the court said in a democracy, everyone is allowed to hold a rally and issued instructions to ensure that all norms are followed. Furthermore, on Friday, Adhikari alleged that TMC had deployed its lumpen elements to disrupt the Bharatiya Janata Party rally at the Diamond Harbour.