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340:, Mandal won the Madhepura assembly seat on a Congress ticket against Bhupendra Narayan Mandal from the Socialist Party. B. P. Mandal always considered Narayan Mandal as influential in formulating socialist notions and establishing Madhepura as a place for promotion of socialism. In Pama, local Rajput landlords of the Pama village in Bihar attacked a Kurmi village, leading to police atrocities against backward-class citizens; Mandal made headlines in newspapers all across the nation for requesting immediate government action against the police and compensation for victims during the Bihar assembly session. Pressure to rescind his request caused him to move to the opposition bench and fight for the cause, which humiliated the ruling party. Impressed by his actions,
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