<span style="color: #222222;">Manish Shukla, a local BJP leader and the outgoing councilor of Titagarh Municipality in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal was shot dead yesterday. &nbsp;<br />''<br />''BJP has demanded a CBI probe into the murder of the leader. Kailash Vijayvargiya, national general secretary of the party, demanded an inquiry into the incident as well as the role of the police. &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the BJP has called for a 12-hour barracks closure today in protest of the incident.&nbsp; BJP activists and supporters have blocked Ghoshpara Road at Ichapur in North 24 Parganas. West Bengal Police are investigating the case.<br />''<br />''BJP today also attacked TMC government in West Bengal over the death of its Councillor Manish Sukla. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, party spokesperson Sambit Patra &nbsp; said &nbsp;Manish Sukla was murdered in front of Titagarh Police station by people with covered faces which &nbsp;is &nbsp;shocking. &nbsp;<br />''<br />''Mr. Patra alleged that several political murders have been committed in the last two months and &nbsp;BJP workers are &nbsp;being murdered almost daily in the state.&nbsp; He questioned &nbsp;Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee &nbsp;over the issue.</span><br />
News On AIR | October 5, 2020 2:08 PM
West Bengal: BJP demands CBI probe into murder of leader Manish Shukla