Arrested Congress candidate’s wife asks Opposition to back him

Arrested Nandigram Congress candidate Milan Pradhan’s wife has appealed to all Opposition parties on Thursday (September 24) to support her husband. Arpita Pradhan has said she will start campaigning for her arrested husband on Friday (September 25, 2026).

Mr Pradhan himself has been absent from campaigning as his judicial custody remains till October 3, the campaign can run till October 4 as the bypolls are on October 6.

“We want everybody to be here. Anywhere there is wrongdoing, everyone should protest. Not just Mamata Banerjee, all opposition parties should come together to support. If needed, CPI(M) can also join,” Ms Pradhan said after she attended a Congress press conference in Kolkata.

Ms Pradhan also said that her husband has been an honest worker of the Congress party for years and he has been targeted and arrested by the Chief Minister of West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari in 19-year-old fake cases.