PM Modi Dials Sandeshkhali Victim Rekha Patra Contesting LS Polls On BJP Ticket, Describes Her As ‘Shakti Swaroopa’ – News18

Last Updated: March 26, 2024, 17:09 IST

Rekha Patra, a housewife, is reportedly a victim of torture and harassment by now-suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh and his associates. (Image/ANI)

Rekha Patra, a housewife, is reportedly a victim of torture and harassment by now-suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh and his associates. (Image/ANI)

BJP had released its candidate list for 19 seats in West Bengal on Sunday for the Lok Sabha elections, fielding protester Rekha Patra from the high-stakes Basirhat constituency under which falls the Sandeshkhali area

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called Rekha Patra, the BJP candidate from Basirhat constituency of West Bengal and one of the Sandeshkhali victims and spoke to her about campaign preparations and more. The Prime Minister also called her ‘Shakti Swaroopa’.

BJP had released its candidate list for 19 seats in West Bengal on Sunday for the Lok Sabha elections, fielding protester Rekha Patra from the high-stakes Basirhat constituency under which falls the Sandeshkhali area.

Patra, a housewife, is reportedly a victim of torture and harassment by now-suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh and his associates.