Moon Moon Sen using dead mother's name for votes: Babul Supriyo

Babul Supriyo has accused his rival candidate from Asansol constituency, Moon Moon Sen, of using the name of Suchitra Sen to gain votes. Suchitra Sen, actor and mother of TMC candidate Moon Moon Sen had passed away in 2014.

Asansol: BJP MP Babul Supriyo on Saturday, claimed that Moon Moon Sen, his rival from Trinamool Congress, is resorting to personal attacks and also invoking her dead mother for votes.

The two are locked in a straight contest in this Lok Sabha constituency, which goes to polls on April 29.

"Initially, I thought being highly educated and Suchitra Sen's daughter, she would shy away from personal attacks. From whatever she has said in the last 10 days or so, I knew that this would happen once she starts spending time with TMC leaders. But I never expected her to do so soon," Supriyo said.

"I do not want to engage in gutter politics. The entire discourse here is one of intimidation and I am not going to be part of it," he added.

Supriyo won this seat in 2014 defeating TMC's Dola Sen while Moon Moon Sen was a giant slayer in Bankura, beating nine-time MP Basudev Acharya.

Sen has moved from Bankura to Asansol this time but Supriyo dismisses her rival's prospects.

Claiming that sen invoked her dead mother to gain votes, Supriyo said, "She is invoking her dead mother for votes. It's deplorable."

At another rally, Moon Moon had urged people to vote for her so it would bring peace to her mother's departed soul.

Moon Moon Sen had created a storm when while campaigning in Amritnagar area, she described the Bihari population in Bengal as "police informers." The colliery belt of Asansol has a considerable number of non-Bengali, particularly people from Bihar.

"But now I would definitely not speak to her if I see her doing social events or while campaigning. I am absolutely disappointed and in many ways infuriated by the way she has carried herself," Supriyo said.

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