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Big day for Bengal: Abhishek to begin his poll rallies in East Medinipur

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 11/30/2020 2:34:49 PM

Midnapore, Nov 29 It's a big day for West Bengal as Trinamool MP and Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee kicked off his political campaign for the assembly elections next year. Abhishek Banerjee will be beginning his political rallies from Budge Budge in South 24 Parganas, the district which has his Parliamentary constituency too. Meanwhile, senior TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari will be addressing his first rally after resigning as the transport minister and Chief of Hooghly River Bridge Commission in Bengal. There have been speculations over the next move of Suvendu Adhikari who stepped down from the Mamata Banerjee cabinet on Friday. He has not quit the party or resigned as an MLA. All eyes are now at Suvendu Adhikari's scheduled meeting at Mahisadal in Purba Medinipur district on Sunday afternoon and Abhishek Banerjee's rally around the same time in the district. Interestingly, Trinamool Youth Congress has called for a historic procession at Haldia today. At this procession, Fire Department Minister Sujit Basu, Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee and other ministers will be present as a rebuttal to Suvendu's rally in the same district. This assumes significance as polls in the state, where BJP has made deep inroads, is due in April-May 2021 and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will seek to return to power for the third consecutive term. Adhikari was said to be unhappy over organisational.