‘We are sorry about the Sandeshkhali incident’: Satabdi Roy, Lok Sabha candidate for Birbhum, West Bengal

The actress-turned-politician, who is contesting the seat for the fourth time, says the anti-incumbency will not work against her.

Satabdi Roy is contesting the Birbhum Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal for the fourth time. A former actress, she speaks to Frontline about anti-incumbency working against her, Anubrata Mondal’s arrest, whether his absence from the election will impact her own electoral prospects, why the Sandeshkhali incident does not impact her constituency, etc.