巴塔查里亚拒绝领取拉贾亚萨巴养老金，转而竞选西孟加拉邦议会。 Bhattacharya declines Rajya Sabha pension to run for West Bengal Assembly.

印度共产党前议员比卡斯·兰·巴塔查亚拒绝接受退休金, 并于2026年4月通知了国会秘书长. Former CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya has declined to accept his retirement pension, notifying the Rajya Sabha Secretary General in April 2026. 曾在2020年至2026年任职的巴塔查利亚也将参加即将举行的西孟加拉邦议会选举. Bhattacharya, who served from 2020 to 2026, is also a candidate in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. 作为加尔各答市长, 他决定放弃养老金的做法也跟随了同样的模式. His decision to forgo the pension follows a similar pattern from his time as Mayor of Kolkata, and has drawn praise on social media as a display of political integrity.