"Law and order have collapsed": BJP's Bengal chief slams Mamata after party worker shot dead

The BJP’s West Bengal president and MP, Sukanta Majumdar, on April 2 hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the killing of a party worker in Purba Bardhaman district, saying law and order had collapsed in the state

The BJP's West Bengal president and MP, Sukanta Majumdar, on April 2 hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the killing of a party worker in Purba Bardhaman district, saying law and order had collapsed in the state.

BJP worker Raju Jha, was shot dead by some unidentified miscreants on the night of April 1 at Shaktigarh in the Purba Bardhaman district.

Speaking to media persons here on April 2, Majumdar said, "It is not important which party he (the deceased) belonged to. What matters is the fact that a citizen of the state was shot dead by five people in broad daylight. Such incidents never happened in Bengal earlier. We only heard of such incidents in other states".

"The fact that such incidents are happening here shows that the law and order situation in the state has totally collapsed," Mr. Majumdar added.

The state BJP chief was stopped by police from going to violence-hit Shibpur in Howrah as Section 144 is imposed in the region.

On the BJP delegation not being allowed to visit the spot, Mr. Majumdar said, "We were not allowed to go. I will report to the Governor. Law and order in the state are in shambles. Riots are taking place, people are openly being shot, and the police is only working for members of one community at the chief minister's behest. The people of West Bengal should also understand that Mamata Banerjee is not the CM of the state but only of those belonging to a particular religion."

He also demanded that Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) be deployed in the state in the light of the Shubpur violence and the probe be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).