{"id":208454,"date":"2026-03-16T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=208454"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:30:17","slug":"%e2%82%b910-crore-tender-scam-adhir-and-nadugopal-lock-horns-as-bengal-election-fever-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/%e2%82%b910-crore-tender-scam-adhir-and-nadugopal-lock-horns-as-bengal-election-fever-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"\u20b910 Crore Tender Scam? Adhir and Nadugopal Lock Horns as Bengal Election Fever Rises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the bugle for the 2026 Assembly Elections sounds across West Bengal, the political atmosphere in Berhampore has turned volatile. The veteran Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and his former prot\u00e9g\u00e9, now Berhampore Municipality Chairman Nadugopal Mukherjee, are engaged in a fierce face-off. The rivalry escalated significantly when Mukherjee ordered the closure of the &#8216;Lalan Seva Samiti&#8217; water project, an NGO initiative run by Chowdhury that provided affordable drinking water to local residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The \u20b910 Crore Scandal:<\/strong> The conflict ignited when Adhir Chowdhury held a press conference accusing Nadugopal Mukherjee of blatant nepotism. Chowdhury alleged that Mukherjee\u2019s mother-in-law\u2019s firm was illegally awarded a municipal tender worth \u20b910 crore. Citing municipal laws, Chowdhury claimed that immediate family members of the Chairman are prohibited from receiving contracts. He presented documents to back his claims of corruption, calling it a betrayal of public trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tit-for-Tat Politics:<\/strong> Retaliating swiftly, Nadugopal Mukherjee dismissed the allegations, stating the firm in question had been sold long ago and he has no personal interest in it. In a move widely seen as a counter-strike, he ordered the shutdown of the Lalan Seva Samiti\u2019s water plant, citing administrative reasons. Mukherjee didn\u2019t stop there; he threatened to &#8220;expose more misdeeds&#8221; of the Congress leader in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A High-Stakes Battle:<\/strong> The upcoming assembly election is set to be a &#8220;Master vs. Disciple&#8221; showdown. Although Adhir Chowdhury lost the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to cricketer-turned-politician Yusuf Pathan, he maintained a strong lead in the Berhampore assembly segment. Now, with Nadugopal likely to be the TMC candidate for the same seat, the fight has turned personal. While the two leaders trade insults and legal threats, the common people of Berhampore find themselves caught in the crossfire of this high-profile political feud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the bugle for the 2026 Assembly Elections sounds across West Bengal, the political atmosphere in Berhampore has turned volatile. The veteran Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and his former prot\u00e9g\u00e9, now Berhampore Municipality Chairman Nadugopal Mukherjee, are engaged in a fierce face-off. 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