Trinamool Congress' Murshidabad district general secretary Satyen Chowdhury was shot dead in broad daylight on Sunday afternoon.Once a close confidant of the state Congress president and veteran party Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, .
Sporadic incidents of violence marred elections to 107 municipalities across West Bengal on Sunday even as a voter turnout of around 49.91 per cent was recorded till 1 PM, election officials said.
The BJP has given a call for a 12-hour bandh in West Bengal on Monday in protest against alleged rigging and attacks on opposition party members “by ruling Trinamool Congress goons” during elections to 108 municipalities across the state. BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya told reporters here that the shutdown from 6 am to 6 pm will exempt essential services like healthcare,