BJP cancels celebrations to welcome Amit Shah over party cadres death in Kolkata
The West Bengal BJP on Friday said all celebrations to welcome Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Kolkata have been cancelled after the “unfortunate killing” of a party worker. Arjun Chowrasia’s (27) body was found hanging at Chitpur area of the city.
In a tweet, BJP West Bengal said, “The death and murder of our committed karyakarta Arjun Chowrasia (27), resident of Kashipur Assembly, is deeply distressing. In view of the unfortunate killing, all celebrations to welcome Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah in Kolkata stand cancelled.”
According to the media sources, Amit Shah will directly travel to Chitpore after landing in Kolkata to meet the family members of the deceased BJP karyakarta.
Meanwhile, the BJP leadership in West Bengal are claiming that the latest incident is another attack against BJP workers by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) administration. The Police officials informed that an investigation into the incident is currently underway and they will comment only after the post-mortem report.