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West Bengal election 2026: RG Kar victim’s mother, BJP candidate Ratna Debnath leads from Panihati | India News

NEW DELHI: RG Kar rape victim’s mother and BJP candidate Ratna Debnath is currently leading in the Panihati assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas. The Panihati seat has emerged as one of the most closely watched contests in the West Bengal election, with Debnath facing TMC candidate Tirthankar Ghosh, the son of a five-time sitting…

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West Bengal polls: RG Kar victim’s mother Ratna Debnath gets BJP ticket from Panihati | India News

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday named Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim, as its candidate from Panihati in its third list of nominees for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, formally bringing the bereaved mother into the electoral fray.In a press release, the party said its Central…

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Rg Kar Victim Mother: Bengal polls: RG Kar victim’s mother seeks BJP ticket from Panihati, faces ‘Reclaim the Night’ backlash | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: The mother of the RG Kar victim on Thursday claimed that she is set to contest the assembly election as a BJP candidate from the Panihati constituency to “secure justice for her daughter and to fight for women’s safety in Bengal”, prompting a backlash from the ‘Reclaim the Night’ protesters. Panihati is among the…

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