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West Bengal: BJP calls for bandh in Nadia's Kalyani after its activist's body found hanging from tree
Kolkata/IBNS: Body of an active BJP worker was found hanging from a tree on Sunday morning at Gayeshpur area under Kalyani Police Station limits in Nadia district of West Bengal following which the party has called for a 12-hour general shut down in Kalyani on Monday (Nov 2).
According reports, the BJP activist, who has been identified as Bijoy Shil (34), was a local resident and used to deliver LPG cylinders to homes.
BJP Bengal president Dilip Ghosh claimed that the TMC sheltered goons had killed Bijoy Shil and later hanged his body from the tree.
Law & order is deteriorating everyday in WB.Another incident of lawlessness has taken place. West Bengal has become new heartland of rape and murder. First they murdered, then hang the body from trees and spread the news as suicide.This is a nexus between police & criminals here pic.twitter.com/qgBCP63dpW
— Dilip Ghosh (@DilipGhoshBJP) November 1, 2020
BJP's national vice president Mukul Roy tweeted: "Bijoy Sil, member of BJP, has been cruelly murdered. The pattern remains the same. This time it is in Gayeshpur constituency, Nadia Kalyani. The law and order of West Bengal has totally gone awry."
Bijoy Sil, member of BJP, has been cruelly murdered. The pattern remains the same. This time it is in Gayeshpur constituency, Nadia Kalyani. The law and order of West Bengal has totally gone awry. The Hon'ble Gov @jdhankhar1 Ji, please take cognizance. pic.twitter.com/VoRdnPbjBo
— Mukul Roy (@MukulR_Official) November 1, 2020
Local TMC leaders, meanwhile, denied their party's involvement in the matter.
Senior BJP leaders said that besides observing a half-day general strike in Kalyani, the party will stage demonstrations outside all police stations across the state on Monday to protest the Gayeshpur incident.
Local police have sent the body for autopsy and initiated investigation into the unnatural death of the BJP activist.
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