TMC booth president found dead in Bengal’s Minakhan, family points to ‘enemies’ within party

According to family members, Rahman was a loyal follower of Humayun Bede Chowdhury. They said friction had been mounting between Chowdhury’s followers and the current leadership since Subrata Krishna took over as block president.

Sabina Bibi, the wife of the deceased, said, “By being so involved in the party, my husband created many enemies, including those within the party.”

Dhananjay Pramanik, a member of the Deganga panchayat samiti, said that Rahman recently protested against a ‘Paray Samadhan’ (solution in neighbourhood) concrete road project. “This incident might be a consequence of that. Someone might have called him late last night; he left home after receiving that call. Later, his body was found today.”

The family also said the death could have been a result of inter-party conflict, pointing out that Rahman had been attacked recently while the local roadwork was taking place. During that incident, assailants allegedly severely thrashed him and his brother.

Sabina Bibi added, “We went to the Deganga police station at that time, but the police refused to register our complaint.”

Abdul Khalek Molla, coordinator for the Minakha Assembly constituency, issued a stern warning to the administration and the party leadership. He said, “They are attacking our panchayat samiti members and booth-level agents. We have given the authorities two days to find the culprits. If this isn’t resolved, a lot may happen.”