The incident comes after Chandranath Rath, aide to West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, was allegedly shot at near Madhyamgram on Wednesday night. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui on Thursday sparked a political firestorm by suggesting that the death of a personal assistant to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari might be a self-inflicted "strategy" by the saffron party to frame its rivals.
Yadav reacted to Rath's murder and said, "Home Minister is responsible for this. How did his (Suvendu Adhikari's) PA get murdered? Tag the Home Minister on Twitter and ask him how this happened."
"I was an MLA for 5 years, so I got acquainted with him only after he became an MLA. We formed a bond while working together. I spoke to him yesterday, also. I was going to the convention centre from the hostel. We were talking on the phone at around 10 o'clock; in between the conversatio
Addressing reporters while the mortal remains of Rath were brought from the hospital to his residence in Madhyamgram, Adhikari said, "No matter how much we condemn the way this murder was carried out, it is not enough. He was killed because he was my aide, and I defeated Mamata Banerjee i
BSF DG Praveen Kumar reached Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas, in West Bengal on Thursday to review the security situation following the shooting of Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath.
Dev Kumar, the younger brother of Chandranath, the personal assistant of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday demanded strict punishment for those responsible for the killing, following the killing of Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath.