West Bengal bypolls to be held under demonetisation shadow
This anti-people decision of demonetisation has affected every citizen of this country, says TMC MLA Dibyendu Adhikari.
Kolkata: The upcoming by-elections in West Bengal is all set to witness demonetisation as the main issue in the polls.
Bypolls are slated in two Lok Sabha seats - Cooch Behar constituency in Cooch Behar district and Tamluk in Purba Medinipur district and Monteswar Assembly seat on November 19 and results will be announced on November 21. The Cooch Behar bypoll was necessitated by the death of TMC MP Renuka Sinha.
The bypoll to the Tamluk Lok Sabha seat was necessitated by TMC MP Suvendu Adhikari’s resignation as MP to join the state cabinet as transport minister and the bypoll to Monteswar assembly seat was necessitated due to the death of TMC MLA Sajal Panja.
According to leaders of both the ruling TMC and opposition CPM, Congress and BJP, demonetisation all of a sudden has come up as major issue as the common man as well as political parties have been impacted by the Centre’s decision.
“This anti-people decision of demonetisation has affected every citizen of this country. The common man is suffering. Demonetisation has also impacted our campaign as we are unable to pay the decorators, sound organisers,” TMC MLA Dibyendu Adhikari said.
