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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Four candidates who won the panchayat elections in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district alleged that they were kidnapped by supporters of the TMC, a charge denied by the state's ruling party. India News | West Bengal: Oppn Panchayat Candidates Allege Kidnap by TMC Supporters.
TMC MLA Molla, however, claimed these four candidates wanted to join the ruling party but understanding that they would not be inducted, they cooked up the story.
Police claim to have written statements of four who won in recent polls that they were not abducted
TMC MLA of Canning Purba Saokat Molla claimed the three BJP candidates and a CPI(M)-backed Independent nominee wanted to join the TMC on their own, influenced by the development initiatives undertaken by Mamata Banerjee govt
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