Paschim Medinipur:Two super cops are engaged in a head-to-head contest in West Bengal's Debra assembly seat in the second phase of polling on April 1.
After the high-voltage Nandigram contest, it is the Debra assembly seat that set the poll fever high for the second phase of West Bengal elections. In the Debra seat, BJP has fielded former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh against Trinamool Congress's Humayun Kabir, also an ex-IPS officer.
Notably, Ghosh once happened to be close to Mamata. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019 ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
On the other hand, Kabir joined TMC ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls. Speaking to the media, Humayun Kabir said, "My wife has been in the TMC. If she contests the election, there would be no one to look after our children. So I resigned from the IPS and came to election fray."
Asked about the rumours that his ticket is a reward from Mamata Banerjee as he had arrested three persons in the rally of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikary, Kabir refuted the allegations.
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On Bharati Ghosh, Kabir said, "There is no comparison between Bharati Ghosh and me. There are 19 cases against her. She earned a lot of money wrongfully. Do not compare me with her. She will surely go to jail." Meanwhile, Bharati Ghosh dismissed the allegations made by Kabir. "All this is wrong. All these cases are framed after my resignation. Mamata Banerjee had felicitated me with the Best IPS officer award. I had served the United Nations for six years. When I refused to do the wrong deeds wanted by Mamata and resigned, she started framing cases against me. The matter is in the Supreme Court and I have given all the evidence to the court," Ghosh told the media.