CJP Volunteer’s Father Dies After ‘Attack’ In Bengal; 8 Arrested As CM Adhikari Denies BJP Link

Eight
people
have
bee
a ested
i
West
Be gal’s
Ba ku a
dist ict
afte
the
fathe
of
a
Cock oach
Ja ta
Pa ty
(CJP)
volu tee
died
followi g
a
alleged
attack
at
his
home,
with
Chief
Mi iste
Suve du
Adhika i
de yi g
a y
co ectio
betwee
the
accused
a d
the
BJP.

Ja ab
Mafik
died
at
Bu dwa
Medical
College
a d
Hospital
o
Satu day
ight,
two
days
afte
he
was
allegedly
assaulted.
His
wife,
Hasi a
Begum,
lodged
a
w itte
complai t
at
I das
Police
Statio
o
Su day,
ami g
five
people
a d
allegi g
that
10-15
attacke s
we e
i volved.

8
A ested
Afte
Complai t

Police
said
the
complai t
was
eceived
a ou d
oo
o
Su day
a d
eight
people
we e
a ested
afte wa ds.

“We
have
a ested
a
total
of
eight
people,
of
whom
th ee
have
bee
g a ted
police
custody,
a d
five
will
be
se t
fo
TI
pa ade.
Of
the
eight
people
a ested,
th ee
have
bee
amed
i
the
police
complai t
by
the
family,”
a
se io
police
office
told
PTI.

The
accused
we e
p oduced
befo e
the
Bish upu
sub-divisio al
cou t,
whe e
police
sought
thei
custody.

Adhika i
had
ea lie
said
th ee
of
the
five
people
amed
i
the
complai t
had
bee
a ested,
while
the
emai i g
two
would
also
be
take
i to
custody.

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Filed
Agai st
So ia
Ga dhi
Ove
Alleged
Dis espect
To
‘Va de
Mata am& squo;

CJP
Li ks
Attack
To
‘School
Thik
Ka o’
Campaig

The
CJP
said
Mafik’s
so ,
25-yea -old
Shaik
Abdul
Hafeez,
had
etu ed
f om
Delhi
afte
pa ticipati g
i
the
pa ty’s
July
19
p otest.

Acco di g
to
the
pa ty,
Hafeez
visited
Ka isu da
West
Pa a
P ima y
School
o
August
13
as
pa t
of
the
“School
Thik
Ka o”
campaig ,
which
focuses
o
docume ti g
deficie cies
i
gove me t
school
i f ast uctu e.

Hafeez
allegedly
asked
about
basic
facilities
such
as
toilets
a d
d i ki g
wate
a d
told
a
teache
that
he
wa ted
to
begi
the
campaig
locally.
The
teache
epo tedly
asked
him
to
etu
the
ext
day.

The
CJP
late
claimed
that
the
teache
i fo med
local
BJP
wo ke s
about
Hafeez’s
visit.

That
eve i g,
acco di g
to
the
pa ty,
a med
me
e te ed
Hafeez’s
house
a d
dema ded
that
he
eco d
a
apology
video
stati g
that
he
had
highlighted
the
school’s
co ditio
at
someo e
else’s
behest.

Whe
he
efused,
the
attacke s
allegedly
assaulted
Hafeez
a d
his
fathe
usi g
sticks,
ods
a d
a
c owba .

Mafik
was
i itially
take
to
the
I das
block
p ima y
health
ce t e
afte
bei g
fou d
se iously
i ju ed.
He
was
shifted
to
Bu dwa
Medical
College
a d
Hospital
o
August
15
afte
his
co ditio
dete io ated.

He
died
late
that
ight.

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Rema k

CM
Adhika i
De ies
BJP
Co ectio

The
BJP
has
sought
to
dista ce
itself
f om
the
accused,
with
CM
Adhika i
sayi g
those
amed
i
the
complai t
we e
c imi als
a d
ot
BJP
wo ke s.

“The e
is
o
BJP
co ectio
he e.
They
a e
all
c imi als.
Actio
will
be
take
acco di g
to
law.
The
complai a t
amed
misc ea ts
a d
did
ot
me tio
ames
of
a y
BJP
wo ke s,”
he
told
epo te s
at
the
state
sec eta iat
Naba a.

U io
Mi iste
a d
BJP
MP
Suka ta
Majumda
said
allegatio s
of
assault
should
be
i vestigated
a d
actio
take
if
the
cha ges
we e
established.

He
also
suggested
the
possibility
of
a
local
dispute,
oti g
that
thousa ds
of
people
f om
Be gal
had
pa ticipated
i
the
CJP’s
Delhi
p otest
but
o
simila
i cide ts
had
bee
epo ted
elsewhe e.

State
mi iste
Ag imit a
Paul
said
the
BJP
would
ot
p otect
a yo e
fou d
guilty.
She
said
a
pa ty
with
lakhs
of
wo ke s
could
ot
dete mi e
the
cha acte
of
eve y
i dividual
membe ,
while
st essi g
that
a yo e
espo sible
would
be
t eated
as
a
c imi al.

CJP
Dema ds
Justice

The
CJP
said
the
i cide t
had
aised
questio s
about
whethe
citize s
could
sc uti ise
public
i stitutio s
a d
highlight
deficie cies
without
faci g
political
i timidatio .

CJP
fou de
a d
atio al
co ve e
Abhijeet
Dipke
said
a
pa ty
team
would
t avel
to
West
Be gal
to
suppo t
Hafeez
a d
his
family.

“We
will
ot
be
sile ced
a d
i timidated.
We
will
keep
fighti g
fo
bette
schools.
CJP
sta ds
fi mly
with
Abdul
a d
his
family.
We
dema d
the
immediate
a est
of
those
espo sible
fo
his
fathe ‘s
death.
Ou
CJP
team
will
visit
West
Be gal
a d
e su e
that
Abdul
a d
his
family
get
justice,”
he
said.

CJP
chief
spokespe so
Sau av
Das
alleged
that
Mafik
died
afte
bei g
attacked
by
people
who
belo ged
to
the
BJP
a d
questio ed
what
Hafeez’s
alleged
w o gdoi g
was
beyo d
pla i g
a
social
audit
of
a
gove me t
school.
Das
also
alleged
that
the
attacke s
we e
opposed
to
educatio
a d
public
sc uti y
of
schools.

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I
Delhi
Met o,
Suspe ded

CJP
Team
To
Visit
West
Be gal

The
CJP
has
sought
a
impa tial
i vestigatio
i to
the
alleged
assault,
the
ci cumsta ces
su ou di g
Mafik’s
death
a d
the
alleged
failu e
to
i itiate
due
legal
p oceedi gs.

A
CJP
atio al
wo ki g
committee
delegatio
led
by
co-co ve e
Ashutosh
Ra ka
is
scheduled
to
visit
West
Be gal
o
Mo day
to
exp ess
solida ity
with
Hafeez
a d
his
family
a d
seek
justice
a d
accou tability.

Mafik’s
family
has
alleged
that
he
was
attacked
because
his
so
pa ticipated
i
the
Delhi
p otest.
His
wife
Hasi a
said
the
a ests
we e
i sufficie t
a d
dema ded
st i ge t
pu ishme t
fo
eve yo e
i volved.

Mea while,
the
chief
mi iste
said
the
outfit
could
hold
a
peaceful
demo st atio .

“They
a e
welcome
to
hold
a
peaceful
demo st atio .
It’s
a
democ atic
cou t y.
A ybody
ca
p otest,”
CM
Adhika i
said.

(With
i puts
f om
PTI)

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