West Bengal: Late TMC leader Sultan Ahmed’s son Sharique may get ticket for Uluberia bye-polls

After the death of Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Sultan Ahmed, the seat for his assembly constituency, Uluberia in Howrah district of West Bengal is up for grabs.

One of the hottest contenders for the Lok Sabha seat is Ahmed’s younger son Sharique Ahmed. Sources said that Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is very likely to give Sharique a party ticket
to the forthcoming bye-election for the constituency. It was found out that Mamata had told Sharique to take a trip of Sultan’s Lok Sabha constituency and had also asked MLAs of the constituency to include him for their meetings so that he gets a feel of the place.

“She had asked me to go around my father’s constituency conducting condolence meetings,” Sharique told DNA. Asked if he was ready to take on his father’s legacy he said, “I have not given it a thought. I am waiting for some kind of formal announcement. Only after the party announces my name officially as the candidate for the seat will I start preparing myself for it.”

Haider Ali Safwi, the party MLA from Uluberia Purba, said, “I have heard of it too, but unless Mamata Banerjee makes it official these are as good …read more