Those involved in TMC MLA's killing will not be spared: Abhishek Banerjee

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Feb 11 2019 | 5:50 PM IST

TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee Monday said those involved in the killing of his party's MLA Satyajit Biswas will not be spared and they "will be pulled by the collar and brought back to Kolkata" even if they flee the city.

"If someone feels that he can escape after the killing of TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas, then he is living in a fool's paradise," Abhishek told reporters after visiting the family of the deceased MLA.

"If someone thinks that he can run away to Delhi and escape the law, then he can rest assured that we will pull him by his collar and bring him back to Kolkata," the TMC Youth Congress president and nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, without naming anybody.

Four people, including BJP leader Mukul Roy, were booked on Sunday in connection with the killing of the Krishnaganj MLA in Nadia district. Roy has denied the allegation.

The BJP has also denied any involvement in the killing of Biswas and claimed that it might be the result of infighting in the Trinamool Congress.

Abhishek dubbed the BJP's claims as "propaganda" to "hide its sins".

"If there is infighting (in the TMC), BJP should name the two groups. Why isn't it naming them? It should. The fact is that the BJP is trying to vitiate the atmosphere ahead of the Lok Sabha elections," he said.

When contacted by PTI, Roy said, "He (Abhishek Banerjee) didn't name anyone so I won't say anything... But I will say that wherever TMC leaders and cadres are murdered, they are blaming the BJP. They (TMC) should first try to control their infighting."

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First Published: Feb 11 2019 | 5:50 PM IST

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