The murder of a BJP worker at Moyna in Purba Medinipur district on Tuesday (May 2) triggered a political row with parties in the Opposition targeting the ruling Trinamool Congress on the day it completed two years of governance in its third consecutive term in West Bengal. Bijaykrishna Bhuniya, a local booth president of BJP, was found dead earlier in the day and his family members and BJP leadership alleged that local Trinamool supporters were behind the murder.
Cricketer-turned-MLA Ashok Dinda and BJP supporters blocked roads in Moyna, demanding justice for the murder of a party worker. Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari also joined the protests and targeted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the death. “This is Mamata Banerjee’s gift to the people on the second anniversary of her third term. The post-mortem (of the deceased) will not be performed at a hospital of Mamata Banerjee. The family will approach the Calcutta Court demanding investigation by the CBI,” he said. The BJP has called for a 12-hour bandh in Moyna on Wednesday (May 3).
According to the family members of the deceased BJP worker, a group of locals abducted Bhuniya in front of his family members on Monday evening (May 1). The body was found far from his house in the early hours of Tuesday. The BJP leadership alleged that former Trinamool MLA from Moyna Sangram Dolui was behind the murder.
