Nandigram bypoll: Congress candidate arrested, party questions police action

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Congress candidate for the upcoming Nandigram Assembly bypoll, Milan Pradhan, was arrested on September 18 for his alleged involvement in the 2007 anti-land acquisition movement. West Bengal Congress chief Subhankar Sarkar questioned the arrest, saying neither the police nor the Election Commission had given a reason for the action.

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