A member of the Congress party was found dead on Friday in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal in the days leading up to the panchayat election. On Saturday, the Congress party made accusations that the ruling Trinamool Congress was responsible for the murder.
According to relatives of Fulchand Sheikh’s family, the 45-year-old man was playing cards in Ratanpur village on Friday when he was attacked by thugs working for the TMC.
Sheikh was transported to Kandi Hospital, but he was unable to recover from his injuries and passed away there. According to the authorities, two further people were hurt in the incident.
The TMC has refuted any claims that it had any part in the affair.
The police have stated that investigations into the issue are now underway, and two people are being questioned by authorities in connection with this matter.
This is a resounding indicator that the TMC is attempting to win the panchayat elections by putting its strength behind their campaign. “What is the use of ballot if TMC wants to win with bullets?” questioned Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, head of the state Congress.
Sheikh was murdered on the first day when candidates could submit their candidacy for the Panchayat elections on July 8.
According to Chowdhury’s assertions, “the TMC is trying to intimidate Congress workers in advance of the panchayat elections.”
According to a senior of the Congress party in the Murshidabad area, Sheikh took six gunshots.
He asserted that the two people who were hurt were also employees of the Congress.
The local officials of the TMC have asserted that personal animosity was the motivation behind the assassination, and that the Congress is attempting to give a political tint to the incident.