Mongolkot: She might be riding pillion on her comrades’ motorcycles through four years and 11 months, but come elections and MLA Sadhana Mullick is on a bullock cart.
The CPM candidate from Mongolkot, Burdwan, is either campaigning on a cart or on foot. She cannot afford a faster ride because most of her poor voters cannot do so. “Everyone knows that she isn’t used to bullock carts,” said Trinamul’s Sheikh Abdul Bashed. But the CPM doesn’t care. Yesterday, it organised a bullock cart rally. Sadhana said: “Once elected, I’ve a lot of work to do. I have to move fast, so I prefer motorcycles.”
Durgapur: Like Congressmen anywhere, Mrigen Pal’s ultimate desire was to get Soniaji to seek votes for him. But the Congress candidate for Durgapur 2 had no luck. His target No. 2, film star-turned-MP Govinda, has yet to respond. But Pal is hopeful. I’ll wait till May 1, he said. Campaigning for the May 3 polls close that day.
Calcutta: A contest of minstrels who match each other’s lyrics with wit and banter ? a dying folk art ? has seen a mini revival thanks to the polls. Niamat Sheikh, the Congress candidate for Hariharpara in Murshidabad has hired two kabials to campaign for him. One plays Sheikh and the other his rival. Needless to say, there’s only one winner.
