TMC alleges party worker murdered by BJP members in Birbhum

The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday alleged that one of its workers was murdered by members of the Bharatiya Janata Party hours after the Hindutva party won the Assembly elections in West Bengal.

The TMC claimed that the worker was “hacked to death” in Birbhum district’s Nanoor.

“This is what their victory looks like,” it said in a social media post. “And where are the thousands of central forces stationed across Bengal, deployed at enormous expense in the name of peace and security?”

The party added: “Standing by. Watching. Arms folded while our people are being butchered on the streets.”

Ahead of the elections, the Election Commission deployed 2.4 lakh Central Armed Police Forces personnel in the state. About 500 companies, or 50,000 personnel, are expected to remain in place for at least 60 days after the results.

On Monday, several offices of the TMC were attacked and vandalised, PTI reported.

The BJP claimed that the vandalism was a result of internal rifts within the TMC, and that some of those carrying out violence were using BJP flags.

“Members of the TMC are attacking each other, and some of them are using BJP flags,” West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya claimed while speaking to PTI.

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