A BJP leader was found dead this morning in a village in West Bengal. Locals found his body hanging from a tree in Bankura district’s Nidhirampur village after which they informed the police.

As the news of his death spread, tension flared up in the area. Some locals have alleged that Shubhadeep Mishra alias Deepu was murdered and then hung from a tree. They also began a protest demanding the arrest of the culprits. Police are investigating whether this incident happened due to some personal dispute or there is a political reason behind it.

The BJP, meanwhile, has alleged that Mishra was allegedly murdered at the behest of the ruling Trinamool Congress and demanded a CBI probe into the matter.

“TMC goons have murdered Subhadeep Mishra and hung his body from a tree with his hands tied. Subhadeep Mishra of Bankura District was a BJP candidate who contested the 2023 Panchayat Elections from Nidhirampur at Lotiyaboni Anchal of Gangajalghati Block in the Saltora Assembly Constituency area. He has been murdered as the TMC thieves and goons couldn’t digest his growing popularity and stance against corruption,” Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said in a tweet. The BJP leader has also demanded a CBI investigation in the matter.

“This is a murder. The video that is available, which I have also posted on X after blurring the face, clearly shows his hands are tied. Nobody can hang themselves from a tree after tying their hands. It is clear that his hands were tied and then he was hung from a tree. We think it is a political murder and the incompetence of the police and Trinamool Congress are goons are connected to it. We agree with the family’s demand, and we are also demanding a CBI enquiry in the case,” Mr Adhikari added.

According to news agency ANI, the family claims that Mishra was murdered by the family of a married woman from the village he was having an affair with.

The Trinamool Congress has hit back at Mr Adhikari for his comments and alleged the BJP was indulging in vulture politics. Senior Trinamool leader and cabinet minister Shashi Panja told reporters, “What is the role of the BJP here? It can be a BJP supporter or a TMC supporter, but we have to see what the family is saying. Family members are pointing fingers at another family and thy are saying it a personal issue that led to this death. The BJP jumps into the fray the moment there is a death. This is vulture politics.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Congress leaders have been saying they will complain to the Election Commission over his promise of extending for five years the free ration scheme for the poor people.

“Let them commit this sin, I will continue to do good work for the people,” he said addressing a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh town ahead of the November 17 state assembly polls.

Eighty crore people will get free ration for the next five years, he added.

PM Modi also said he will continue to fight against corruption despite abuses being hurled at him.

People gave power to the Congress in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, but their chief ministers were found involved in “satta” (betting) and generating black money, he said.

PM Modi said that after 2014, the country’s economy climbed to 5th position from 10th, leaving behind the UK, which ruled the country for over 200 years.

“In 2014, when we came to power, the country’s economy was at the 10th position. Gradually it moved to 9th, 8th, 7th and 6th but nobody was talking about it. When it reached the 5th position and left behind the UK, which ruled the nation for 200 years, everybody was surprised and started looking at India,” he said.

PM Modi said during his third tenure as PM, he will take the country’s economy among the top three in the world.

The Lok Sabha elections are due next year.

PM Modi said if the Congress comes back to power, the “85 per cent commission system” will work in the states as once stated by a prime minister of that party, an apparent reference to former PM Rajiv Gandhi’s remark that only 15 paise of every Re 1 released by the Centre reached the targeted beneficiary.

PM Modi also said he will continue to fight against corruption and asked people whether he should do so or not, to which they replied in the affirmative.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) last week claimed a forensic analysis and a statement made by a ‘cash courier’ have led to “startling allegations” that Mahadev betting app promoters paid about Rs 508 crore to Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel so far.

Mr Baghel has denied all the allegations against him.

The Congress has been accusing the BJP-led Centre of weaponising the ED, Central Bureau of Investigation and the Income Tax department to target its government in Chhattisgarh through various raids.

PM Modi said, “Let them abuse me as much as they can, action against the corrupt will not stop.” 

“The Congress has looted the poor’s money. Do you know- Congress has made a special machine to loot the money of the poor. Under it, their government used to send Rs 100, (of which) Rs 85 used to go to Congress leaders’ coffers and only Rs 15 reached the people,” he said.

Their prime minister had said that out of Rs 100, Rs 85 does not reach people, he added.

“When our government came to power in 2014, I said things will not go this way ever. So, the first thing I did was I punctured all the tyres of this corrupt Congress machine,” PM Modi said listing various measures undertaken to rid the nation of corruption.

People who “dozed off on beds filled with money” lost sleep and the poor have praised Modi for standing against corruption, he said.

PM Modi said the opposition Congress has become desperate.

“The Congress abuses me 100 times a day for taking strict action against corruption. The people who are out on bail in scams worth thousands of crores are bound to be troubled by Modi. These people who abuse Modi are involved in cases and facing corruption charges,” he said.

They are spending their life on bail. Let them abuse Modi as much as they can, action against the corrupt will not stop, PM Modi said.

“Wherever Congress gets an opportunity…what it does…there is sattabazi (betting) in Chhattisgarh and red diary of kale karname in Rajasthan,” he said.

“Government, chief minister’s room, and satta. The sattabaz (bookie) is saying he has paid Rs 500 crore to chief minister,” he said.

“Do you want to ruin Madhya Pradesh?” the PM asked the gathering and said the Congress means a “guarantee of ruining”.

People have come out on streets to teach a lesson (to the corrupt), he said.

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