Kochi: Congress on Sunday flayed its coalition partner Trinamool Congress (TMC) accusing it of killing Congress worker Debdeep Chatterjee Asansol in West Bengal in a poll violence.
Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday blamed “TMC goons” for the death of Debdeep Chatterjee Asansol.
Rahul said his party will not bow before India’s non-violent tradition.
Chatterjee was brutally murdered in Asansol during post-poll violence.
“The murder of Congress worker Debdeep Chatterjee by TMC-affiliated goons after the elections is utterly reprehensible. My deepest condolences to the grieving family,” Mr. Gandhi said in a post on X.
“In West Bengal today, it is not democracy but TMC’s reign of terror that prevails. Intimidating, attacking, and eliminating opposing voices after votes are cast -this has become the defining character of TMC,” he said.
“The demand is clear -immediate arrest of all the guilty, the harshest punishment, and grant full security and compensation for Debdeep’s family,” Rahul said.
First phase of election was held on April 23 and the final phase will be held on April 29.
Rahul flays TMC
