She actively participated in the campaign against the National Register of Citizens and the Citizenship Amendment Act in Bengal and Delhi. She has been speaking on the rights of religious minorities and LGBTQ+ community. On her candidature from the seat, Saira said, “People here are looking for an alternative which is not corrupt and communalist. So I hope the public will like my candidature and give me their blessings.”The party has nominated two young lawyers; Sayan Banerjee (31) from Tamluk and Sabyasachi Chatterjee (39) from Howrah constituency. Banerjee, a fresher in politics but quite popular in the civil society because of his arguments at the Calcutta High Court in the school-job case is challenging former judge of Calcutta High Court Abhijit Gangopadhyay. The TMC has named its youth leader Debangshu Bhattacharya from the constituency.“Basically the thought behind the entire plan of nominating the young candidates is to attract the youth; younger generation because the majority of the electorate belong to the 18-40 years age group. The party has nominated young candidates; it is a hope for the new generation and we believe that if young educated youth don’t come forward then the entire political vacuum will be taken over by hooligans and corrupt,” he said.Chatterjee, also a practicing lawyer in the Calcutta High Court, has been given ticket to face incumbent MP of TMC Prasun Banerjee, a former professional footballer, and Arjuna Awardee and BJP’s Rathin Chakraborty .
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