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"It was well-thought-out attack": BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya over death of 13-yr-old girl in explosion in Bengal

BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya has termed the explosion that killed a 13-year-old girl in Kaliganj as a "well-thought-out attack" rather than a mere bomb blast.

ANI Jun 25, 2025 04:31 IST googleads

BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya (Photo/ANI)

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 25 (ANI): BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya has termed the explosion that killed a 13-year-old girl in Kaliganj as a "well-thought-out attack" rather than a mere bomb blast further claiming that the family targeted in the incident was not a voter or supporter of the Trinamool Congress.
"It was not a bomb explosion. It was a well-thought-out attack. The family on which the bomb was dropped is not a Trinamool Congress voter or a supporter. They were identified, then the bomb was thrown at them...The father of the deceased child is saying that he is giving 24 hours' time and if there is no solution, then he will demand a CBI inquiry," BJP MP said.
A 13-year-old girl died in a bomb explosion during a victory procession organised by Trinamool Congress in Kaliganj police station area after the party swept Kaliganj Assembly bypoll.
Taking to X, West Bengal police confirmed that the 13-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries sustained from the explosion.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock over the incident and directed police to "take strong and decisive legal action" against the culprits.
"I am shocked and deeply saddened at the death of a young girl in an explosion at Barochandgar in Krishnanagar police district. My prayers and thoughts are with the family in their hour of grief. Police shall take strong and decisive legal action against the culprits at the earliest," Mamata Banerjee wrote on X.
Earlier on Monday, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar lashed out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led West Bengal government, saying that there is "no democracy left here" after the death of the minor.TMC workers were celebrating the party's victory in the Kaliganj Assembly bypoll, in which the party's candidate Alifa Ahmed won, when a bomb exploded, severely injuring the minor. She later succumbed to her injuries.
Speaking with ANI, Majumdar accused TMC workers of "hurling bombs" at the Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers during their victory celebrations.
Additionally, West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari condemned the incident, alleging that a TMC supporter "dropped a bomb" at a CPI(M)-supported house to make the "Muslim booth free of opposition."Congress also launched protests condemning the death of the 13-year-old. State Congress President Subhankar Sarkar called the incident a "blot on the history of West Bengal elections.
"What we saw today was a blot on the history of West Bengal assembly elections. By-elections were held throughout the country, but we saw no bloodshed anywhere else," Sarkar said during the protest.
National Women Commission (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the incident and asked police to submit a report within two days, according to NCW member Archana Majumdar. (ANI)

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