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NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi connected Sunday condemned the sidesplitting of a Congress idiosyncratic Debdeep Chatterjee aft the phase-1 polling was held successful the state, blaming 'TMC thugs' for the incident."The execution of Congress idiosyncratic Debdeep Chatterjee by TMC-affiliated thugs aft the elections is utterly reprehensible.
My deepest condolences to his bereaved family," said the Congress person connected X.Stepping up his onslaught connected the ruling All India Trinamool Congress, helium alleged that “thuggery” had replaced ideology successful the state, accusing the enactment of intimidation and unit against governmental opponents adjacent aft voting. "In West Bengal today, it is not ideology that prevails, but TMC's reign of thuggery. Intimidating, attacking, and silencing opposing voices aft votes are cast—this has go TMC's defining character.
Congress's authorities has ne'er been rooted successful violence, nor volition it ever be.
We excessively person mislaid our workers, yet we person ever chosen the way of non-violence and constitutionalism. This is our legacy, this is our resolve," helium added.
Calling for punishment, the Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha said, "The request is clear—immediate apprehension of each the guilty, the harshest punishment, and afloat information and compensation ensured for Debdeep's family.
We volition not bow earlier this authorities that stains India's non-violent tradition. Justice volition beryllium done."According to West Bengal Congress, Chatterjee was was known to beryllium moving intimately with Asansol North Congress campaigner Prasenjit Puitandi. The enactment claimmed that helium was attacked and beaten by "miscreants linked to the TMC" successful a post-poll incidental successful Asansol and aboriginal succumbed to his injuries.The authorities portion termed the sidesplitting a motion of “complete illness of instrumentality and order” and flagged concerns implicit the information of absorption workers. It claimed that nary FIR had been registered astatine the clip of reporting and demanded contiguous arrests, a just and time-bound probe, and capable compensation and extortion for the victim’s family.
