CHANDERNAGORE/SINGUR: From tv display to voters’ doorsteps, Rachna Banerjee has transitioned from an actor to a politician. “I’m assured. Individuals’s response has bolstered this confidence,” mentioned ‘Didi No 1‘ as she greeted individuals lining the streets of Chandernagore to catch a glimpse of her.
Round 7.30 am on Tuesday, Rachna began off from her rented place in Chunsurah for Chandernagore for a marketing campaign.After doing the rounds of two Chandernagore civic wards, she headed to Balagarh, almost 40 km away. This has been Banerjee’s routine ever since CM Mamata Banerjee introduced her because the Trinamool‘s Hooghly candidate. She has rented a spot close to Mayurpankhi Ghat in Chinsurah to handle her marketing campaign and conferences with celebration employees.
Rachna has been studying the tropes of politics, braving the intense warmth in addition to social media trolling alike with a smile. On reaching the Chandernagore Ward 22 celebration workplace round 8 am, Rachna’s convoy hit the street-weaving by Olai Chanditala, Barasat Chakrabarty Para and Barasat G T Street. Led by a band in entrance and girls carrying placards and Lakshmir Bhandar cut-outs, the rally had Rachna standing in an open-hood automobile, waving at and greeting individuals ready alongside the roads, and on balconies and doorsteps.
“Kemon achhen? Bhalo? (How are you? Good?)” requested Rachna. The bond was quick. A number of girls stepped ahead to shake her arms, whereas some shouted, “edike ektu takan (look this fashion)”. Her pleasure evident, Anupama Sil, a resident, mentioned, “Right here we should not have any main challenge. I’m excited she got here to my place.” An aged lady, Sandha Noticed, mentioned, “Rachna khub misti meye (Rachna is a really candy lady).” Juggipara resident Priyanka Dutta mentioned, “It is like a dream to see her from such shut quarters.” The adulation for Rachna, the actor, at instances drowned the voice of Rachna, the candidate.
“Didi is at all times striving for improvement. Didi is eager on industrialisation and industrialists are eager to take a position right here. So, industrial improvement shall be a actuality,” Rachna mentioned. Whereas Rachna spoke about trade, BJP candidate Locket Chatterjee targeted on Singur for her marketing campaign. “I do know each nook of this constituency, individuals know me very nicely and I do know they’ll vote towards corruption and for girls’s safety. I’m assured,” mentioned Chatterjee, who has been working round from one half to a different within the Hooghly constituency. With a microphone in her head, Chatterjee chanted “Jai Shree Ram” as her automobile travelled by muddy village tracks, a musical field enjoying within the background. She stopped a number of time to greet villagers and ask for his or her assist. Chatterjee advised TOI she left the glamour world for politics and that she was now targeted on enhancing the lives of the individuals of Bengal.
Rachna and Chatterjee had been co-stars, sharing display house in a number of Bengali movies. Rachna mentioned, “Locket is a buddy. Our private relationship is not going to change.” Chatterjee mentioned, “We’ve identified one another since lengthy and this is not going to have an effect on our relationship.”
Round 7.30 am on Tuesday, Rachna began off from her rented place in Chunsurah for Chandernagore for a marketing campaign.After doing the rounds of two Chandernagore civic wards, she headed to Balagarh, almost 40 km away. This has been Banerjee’s routine ever since CM Mamata Banerjee introduced her because the Trinamool‘s Hooghly candidate. She has rented a spot close to Mayurpankhi Ghat in Chinsurah to handle her marketing campaign and conferences with celebration employees.
Rachna has been studying the tropes of politics, braving the intense warmth in addition to social media trolling alike with a smile. On reaching the Chandernagore Ward 22 celebration workplace round 8 am, Rachna’s convoy hit the street-weaving by Olai Chanditala, Barasat Chakrabarty Para and Barasat G T Street. Led by a band in entrance and girls carrying placards and Lakshmir Bhandar cut-outs, the rally had Rachna standing in an open-hood automobile, waving at and greeting individuals ready alongside the roads, and on balconies and doorsteps.
“Kemon achhen? Bhalo? (How are you? Good?)” requested Rachna. The bond was quick. A number of girls stepped ahead to shake her arms, whereas some shouted, “edike ektu takan (look this fashion)”. Her pleasure evident, Anupama Sil, a resident, mentioned, “Right here we should not have any main challenge. I’m excited she got here to my place.” An aged lady, Sandha Noticed, mentioned, “Rachna khub misti meye (Rachna is a really candy lady).” Juggipara resident Priyanka Dutta mentioned, “It is like a dream to see her from such shut quarters.” The adulation for Rachna, the actor, at instances drowned the voice of Rachna, the candidate.
“Didi is at all times striving for improvement. Didi is eager on industrialisation and industrialists are eager to take a position right here. So, industrial improvement shall be a actuality,” Rachna mentioned. Whereas Rachna spoke about trade, BJP candidate Locket Chatterjee targeted on Singur for her marketing campaign. “I do know each nook of this constituency, individuals know me very nicely and I do know they’ll vote towards corruption and for girls’s safety. I’m assured,” mentioned Chatterjee, who has been working round from one half to a different within the Hooghly constituency. With a microphone in her head, Chatterjee chanted “Jai Shree Ram” as her automobile travelled by muddy village tracks, a musical field enjoying within the background. She stopped a number of time to greet villagers and ask for his or her assist. Chatterjee advised TOI she left the glamour world for politics and that she was now targeted on enhancing the lives of the individuals of Bengal.
Rachna and Chatterjee had been co-stars, sharing display house in a number of Bengali movies. Rachna mentioned, “Locket is a buddy. Our private relationship is not going to change.” Chatterjee mentioned, “We’ve identified one another since lengthy and this is not going to have an effect on our relationship.”
