Under pressure from opposition after the death of an SFI leader, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today termed the episode as “unfortunate”, but evaded a question on whether a judicial probe would be ordered as demanded by the CPI-M.
“Any death is unfortunate. This is also unfortunate. I will not say anything more than this,” Banerjee told reporters here outside the State-run SSKM hospital where SFI leader Sudipta Gupta’s body was kept.
She said this in response to a media query that whether the state government would order a judicial inquiry into the death as demanded by opposition CPI-M.
Banerjee said the SFI leader was killed after he collided against a post, and claimed many of her own party workers had died in this way.
The Chief Minister said she visited the hospital to express her sympathy and assured all help to the bereaved family.
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