Former CPI(M) Burdwan MLA Pradip Tah and district leader Kamal Gayen succumbed to injuries on Wednesday after they were allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress supporters at a rally.
Injured CPI(M) supporter Rupkumar Gupta said, "We were hoisting party flags in support of the February 28 strike when we were attacked by the Trinamool activists."
While four people have been arrested for the violence, the CPI(M) alleges that 58 party workers have become casualties since the TMC took over. The Trinamool maintained that the deaths were a result of villagers trying to resist the CPI(M)'s bid to recapture lost territory.
Surjya Kanta Mishra, Leader of Opposition, West Bengal Assembly, said, "Ever since the Trinamool-led government assumed charge, the state has been in chaos. The CM's involvement in such incidents is clear."
The renewed spate of political violence ahead of the February 28 general strike provides ominous signals for Bengal. With both sides hardening political positions, breakdown of law and order could just become Mamata Banerjee's biggest challenge in the days ahead.
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