West Bengal: Another BJP worker found dead hanging, party alleges TMC hand

In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old BJP worker was found hanging from by a pole in Dabha village of Purulia's Balarampur. West Bengal BJP twitter handle has posted a video, alleging that TMC is behind this heinous crime. It has alleged that TMC has murdered Dulal Kumar to make Purulia district BJP free. According to media reports, police are also investigating the suicide angle in connection with Dulal's death. 

This is the second BJP worker found dead hanging in Purulia. Earlier in the week, young BJP activist Trilochon Mahato was found hanging from a tree. It prompted strong reaction from BJP President Amit Shah who condemned the incident and blamed state government for inaction. TMC on its part has denied all allegations in this regard. Senior BJP leader Rahul Sinha has asked for CBI probe into these deaths. 

BJP worker Dulal Kumar from Balrampur, Purulia was missing from yesterday night, found hanged.

TMC goons executed the order of Yuvraj @abhishekaitc to make Purulia opposition free.

We are not sorry to share the disturbing video as this is the current situation of WB. pic.twitter.com/iaEIfb8tuK

— BJP Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) June 2, 2018

With Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee vowing to turn Purulia into an "opposition-free district", West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has warned that situation could be "dangerous" as several people were being killed to achieve the objective.Killing of a 20-year-old Dalit youth whom BJP claims as its member in Purulia district has turned out to be new flashpoint between ruling TMC and the saffron party seeking to gain ground in the state.

"The manner in which the TMC is trying to make the state opposition-free by killing people is going to be dangerous. What kind of politics is this? What type of administration is this?," Ghosh said while addressing a rally held in North 24 Parganas district's Habra. The rally was to protest the killing of Trilochan Mahato in Balarampur in Purulia district on May 30 last. He was found hanging from a tree near his home. An unsigned handwritten note in Bengali found near Mahato stated that he was "punished for working for the BJP" during the recent panchayat polls in the state.

"We can also free up many things. We have already made the entire India opposition-free. And you (Abhishek) are in a corner of West Bengal and even you will also disappear," he said. The state BJP chief highlighted several incidents of violence in the state during the recent panchayat elections to drive home the point.

Banerjee, who heads TMC youth wing, during a rally held in the city last Tuesday had vowed to turn Purulia into an "opposition-free district". Banerjee had said that he would visit the region along with party secretary-general Partha Chatterjee for the purpose.  In the Balarampur block where Trilochan's village is located, BJP won majority in seven gram panchayats and the panchayat samiti, snatching them from Trinamool. The BJP state president also hit out at the state police and alleged that they were "working" for the TMC resulting in the common people losing their faith in police.

With PTI inputs