Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party’s MLA from Hemtabad, Debendra Nath Roy, was found hanging near his residence near Bindal village in West Bengal on Monday morning.
The body has been sent for post-mortem.
Meanwhile, the BJP has alleged the death of the MLA as a case of murder.
BJP Bengal tweeted, ” Body of Shri Debendra Nath Ray, BJP MLA from Hemtabad, a reserved seat, in Uttar Dinajpur, was found hanging like this in Bindal, near his village home. People are of the clear opinion that he was first killed & then hung. His crime? He joined the BJP in 2019. Om Shanti.”
Body of Shri Debendra Nath Ray, BJP MLA from Hemtabad, a reserved seat, in Uttar Dinajpur, was found hanging like this in Bindal, near his village home. People are of the clear opinion that he was first killed & then hung.
His crime? He joined the BJP in 2019.
Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/Zqbh1BZZIq
— BJP Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) July 13, 2020
BJP National President JP Nadda slammed Mamta government for its Gunda Raj and condemned the suspected killing of the MLA.
“The suspected heinous killing of Debendra Nath Ray, BJP MLA from Hemtabad in West Bengal, is extremely shocking and deplorable. This speaks of the Gunda Raj & failure of law and order in the Mamta govt. People will not forgive such a govt in the future. We strongly condemn this,” JP Nadda tweeted.
The suspected heinous killing of Debendra Nath Ray, BJP MLA from Hemtabad in West Bengal, is extremely shocking and deplorable. This speaks of the Gunda Raj & failure of law and order in the Mamta govt. People will not forgive such a govt in the future. We strongly condemn this.
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) July 13, 2020
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar tweeted, “Political violence and vendetta @MamataOfficial shows no signs of abating. Death of Debendra Nath Roy, Hemtabad MLA-Uttar Dinajpur District, raises serious issues including allegations of murder. Need for thorough impartial probe to unravel truth and blunt political violence.”
Political violence and vendetta @MamataOfficial shows no signs of abating.
Death of Debendra Nath Roy, Hemtabad MLA-Uttar Dinajpur District, raises serious issues including allegations of murder.
Need for thorough impartial probe to unravel truth and blunt political violence.
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) July 13, 2020