Kolkata: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who arrives in Malda in North Bengal on December seven, will be requested to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections from the town, a Congress stronghold. Congress MP Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury, the brother of the late Congress leader A B A Ghani Khan Chowdhury told PTI today from Malda, that he will try to prevail on the Prime Minister to contest from Malda.
He will also try to convince party president Sonia Gandhi to give the green signal to Singh. The Prime Minister will visit the late Congress stalwart's grave. Malda town was decked up to greet Singh who will pay a visit there for the first time as Prime Minister. The Malda Lok Sabha seat, which is a Congress strong-hold has been bifurcated into Malda South and Malda North after the delimitation of constituencies.
