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Union Home Minister Amit Shah also condoled the death of the octagenarian mother of the BJP candidate, saying her death will haunt West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for long.
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker from Nimta, Gopal Majumdar`s 85-year-old mother, Shobha Majumdar, who was allegedly beaten up by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers last month in the North 24 Parganas district, died on Monday.
Majumdar had earlier claimed that she and her son Gopal Majumdar were beaten up by “TMC goons” on February 27.
Following the attack, she had been admitted to a private hospital off EM Bypass in Kolkata and was discharged only four days ago.
She passed away on Monday morning.
Taking to Twitter, BJP National President JP Nadda said: "I wish peace to Nimta`s old mother Shobha Majumdar`s soul.
She had to sacrifice her life for her son Gopal Majumdar being in BJP.
BJP will always remember her sacrifice.
She was Bengal`s `mother` as well as its `daughter`.