Sandeshkhali survivor and BJP candidate Rekha Patra gets security cover

Sandeshkhali survivor and BJP candidate Rekha Patra gets security cover The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) gave the 'X-category' security protection to Rekha Patra, who led the protests against suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali She is now the BJP candidate for the Basirhat Lok Sabha seat. Voting in Basirhat will take place on June 1, the last phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Patra has been pitted against Trinamool Congress's Haji Nurul Islam, who was nominated after current MP and Bengali actor Nusrat Jahan was dropped. Commandos from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will provide security for the Sandeskhali survivor. The Ministry decided to provide the 'X-category' security protection following an Intelligence Bureau (IB) report that indicated danger. Besides Patra, five other BJP leaders were also given security cover by the MHA. The 'X-category' security cover was provided for...