Aparupa Poddar (politician)
Afrin Ali | |
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| Born | Aparupa Poddar 8 January 1986 LL.M ) |
Afrin Ali née Aparupa Poddar (born 8 January 1986) is an Indian politician and a
All India Trinamool Congress candidate.[3]
Controversies
The allegations relating to the first controversy, regarding financial corruption, were confirmed to be true on 5 October 2017, when she confessed that she had taken a bribe from Narada News boss Mathew Samuel as part of Narada sting operation.[4]
The allegations regarding the second controversy are regarding her religion. Born into a
scheduled castes. The Bharatiya Janata Party lodged a complaint with the Election Commission seeking cancellation of her candidature on the plea that she had converted to Islam and hence she did not belong to a scheduled caste. Aparupa Poddar then claimed, that she had changed her name but not her religion.[5]
References
- ^ "Members: Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Aparupa Poddar (Afrin Ali)". PRSIndia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Narada sting: Trinamool MP admits taking Rs 3 lakh bribe".
- ^ "Name game: Arambagh TMC candidate lands herself in trouble". Hindustan Times, Kolkata, 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External links
- Aparupa Poddar on Facebook
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 Aparupa Poddar, TMC, Winner from Arambagh, West Bengal |
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Members of the 17th Lok Sabha from West Bengal | |
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