Thousands attend funeral procession of slain MLA

Last Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:44

Tags: West Bengal, CPI-M, Pradip Tah

Kolkata: Thousands of Left Front workers Thursday joined the funeral procession of former CPI-M MLA Pradip Tah, who was killed in an attack in Burdwan town of West Bengal.

Tah's body, brought to the city from Burdwan last night, was taken to the CPI-M headquarters in the city where former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Left Front chairman Biman Bose, CPI state secretary Manju Majumdar, RSP leaders Debabrata Banerjee, Kshiti Goswami and a host of other leaders placed wreathes on the body.

The body, wrapped in a red flag, was taken to the DYFI, youth wing of the CPI-M office on way to the Assembly house.

A 12-hour bandh is being observed in Burdwan district to protest the killing of Tah and Kamal Gayen, CPI-M district secretary, at Dewandighi in Burdwan town yesterday.

Burdwan Police said shops were closed, transport was thin on the roads. However, essential services were exempted from the purview of the bandh.

Tah's body will be taken to the leader's ancestral house today for final rites.

PTI

First Published: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:44

Comments

Krishnendu - Barasat
Firhad Hakim has said Pradip Tah and Kamal Gayen were killed in clash with Villagers. Now Mamata says that they were killed due to internal fued of the CPIM- which is true? Also, Dewandighi in Burdwan is by no means a village - the Urban Development Minister does not know the Urban areas of the State. Partha Chattopadhyay says CPIM wanted to establish a reign of terror and that is why the duo were killed. Moloy Ghatak says that the clash was with a mob. All statements are contradictory. In fact the TMC is trying to establish a reign of terror. DOWN WITH TMC