BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Sunday took a jibe at the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) after the party fielded Shatrughan Sinha for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Asansol seat. Sharing a rape scene from the actor-turned-politicians old movie, Malviya said the TMC was "full of rapists, both in real (likes of Shahjahan Sheikh) and reel life".
Notably, arrested TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh was accused of sexual harassment by several women of Sandeshkhali.
Sharing a video of Sinha's old film in which he was seen forcing himself on a woman, Malviya wrote, "Meet @ShatruganSinha, TMC’s candidate from Asansol. TMC rank is full of rapists, both in real (likes of Shahjahan Sheikh) and reel life. Surprised Mamata Banerjee didn’t ask Shatrughan Sinha to join her on the eve of International Women’s Day for the sham women empowerment march."
TMC releases list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls
Earlier in the day, the TMC released its list of all 42 candidates in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Sunday. Among them, former cricketer Yusuf Pathan has been nominated by the party to contest from Berhampore against Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Firebrand leader Mahua Moitra has been re-nominated by the party for the Krishnanagar constituency, while former cricketer Kirti Azad will run on the party ticket from Durgapur.
Abhishek Banerjee, the party's general secretary and Mamata's nephew, will contest from the party stronghold of Diamond Harbour. Actor Shatrughan Sinha has been named as the candidate for the Asansol seat.
Debangshu Bhattacharya, a youth leader of TMC known for his involvement in the 'khela hobe' campaign, has been chosen to contest from Tamluk.
Check the full list of candidates below:
Cooch Behar: Jagadish Chandra Basunia
Alipurduar: Prakashchik Baraik
Jalpaiguri: Nirmal Chandra Roy
Darjeeling: Gopal Lama
Raiganj: Krishna Kalyani
Balurghat: Biplab Mitra
Maldah North: Prasun Banerjee (former IPS)
Maldah South: Shanzwaz Ali Rahman
Jangipur: Khalilur Rahman
Berhampore: Yusuf Pathan
Murshidabad: Abu Taher Khan
Krishnanagar: Mahua Moitra
Ranaghat: Mukutmani Adhikari
Bongaon: Biswajit Das
Barrackpore: Partha Bhowmik
Dum Dum: Saugata Roy
Barasat: Kakali Ghosh Dastidar
Basirhat: Haji Nurul Islam
Joynagar: Pratima Mondal
Mathurapur: Bapi Haldar
Diamond Harbour: Abhishek Banerjee
Jadavpur: Sayoni Ghosh
Calcutta South: Mala Roy
Calcutta North: Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Howrah: Prasun Banerjee
Uluberia: Sajda Ahmed
Serampore: Kalyan Bandyopadhyay
Hooghly: Rachana Banerjee
Arambagh: Mitali Bag
Tamluk: Debangshu Bhattacharya
Contai: Uttam Barik
Ghatal: Deepak Adhikari (Dev)
Jhargram: Kalipada Soren
Midnapore: June Malia
Purulia: Shantiram Mahato
Bankura: Arup Chakraborty
Bishnupur: Sujata Mondal Khan
Burdwan East: Sharmila Sarkar
Burdwan-Durgapur: Kirti Azad
Asansol: Shatrughan Sinha
Bolpur: Asit Mal
Birbhum: Satabdi Roy
