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Monday, Jul 7, 2025
Anvar, who had earlier ruled out contesting, made a dramatic U-turn on Sunday, announcing his candidacy.
Anvar expressed optimism that the UDF meeting scheduled for Friday, which will discuss the potential inclusion of TMC in the alliance, may reach a resolution.
He added that Anvar’s support will be beneficial to the UDF as he has represented the constituency for the last nine years.
Anvar vowed to suspend media interactions until the announcement of UDF candidate for Nilambur bypoll.
The hullabaloo in Parliament also spilled onto the streets of Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and Tamil Nadu.
The disagreement began during a discussion on proposed amendments to the Disaster Management Act.
The Nilambur MLA's potential move to ally with the TMC follows the failure of his attempts to join the Congress-led UDF and the DMK in Tamil Nadu.
In his letter to West Bengal CM, he said the state government as it seemed "quite unconcerned" about corruption and "strong-arm tactics" of a section of leaders.
A senior TMC leader and minister Shashi Panja stated that a new video of the parents claimed that such allegations were false.
Kolkata police detained nine individuals for their alleged involvement in the hospital vandalism.
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