Mayor blames BJP for death of cop in Basirhat

Kolkata | Sunday | 3rd November, 2019

Summary:

Kolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress leader Firhad Hakim on Sunday held the BJP responsible for the death of a police personnel that had took place at a village in Sandeshkhali area of Basirhat in North 24-Parganas on Saturday. "The assailants had once been associated with the CPIM, who later switched their political allegiance to the BJP. All the injured victims were taken to the hospital where Maiti succumbed to injuries late on Saturday evening. The incident triggered a political slugfest between the BJP and Trinamool Congress with the Trinamool Congress North 24-Parganas district president Jyotipriya Mallick on Saturday claiming the miscreants to be BJP activists. The BJP leaders on the other hand denied the allegation and blamed Trinamool Congress for the incident..