TMC Candidate Jahangir Khan pulls out of Falta Assembly repoll race in big holy to Mamta Benarjee .

In a major political development ahead of the Falta Assembly repoll in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Jahangir Khan on Tuesday withdrew his nomination, a big blow to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

In the Falta constituency, Khan was set to face Debangshu Panda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Abdur Razzak Molla of the Congress. Sambhu Nath Kurmi of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is also in the fray.

Addressing a press conference, Jahangir Khan said he withdrew from the Falta Assembly repoll in the interest of the people of his constituency. “I am the son of Falta and I want Falta to remain peaceful and progress. Our Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is giving a special package for the development of Falta, which is why I have decided to step away from the repoll process in the constituency,” Khan said.