Guard the booths, prepare for defeat: Bengal CM's Nandigram challenge

Nandigram, Oct 4 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday turned the eve of the Nandigram by-election into a direct showdown with the Opposition, daring rival parties to "guard" every booth and even the counting centre - only to be "escorted home" after their defeat. With campaigning ending amid allegations of bomb attacks and fears of post-poll violence, Adhikari issued an unequivocal assurance that Tuesday's voting would be peaceful, while delivering his sharpest political warning yet to the Opposition. "Guard the booths. Go to the counting centre," Adhikari said, mocking the Opposition's call for all its constituents to…