North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], February 27 (HBTV): A Trinamool leader from Ashoknagar in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was allegedly shot dead on Monday. 

The victim, identified as one Bijan Das, was the deputy head of Guma 1 panchayat and was visiting a colleague's house when the incident occurred.   

Manav Kalyan Majumdar, a TMC party leader who reached the spot after receiving news of the incident, alleged that the opposition was behind the murder as they wanted to create fear among the ruling party leaders to prevent them from not fulfilling their responsibilities.

"I feel this is a complete conspiracy by the opposition party, especially in West Bengal, where the TMC is working for the people, and the opposition is resorting to such conspiracies to create fear among us - targeting the head, deputy head, and regional leader so that they cannot fulfill their responsibilities. This is a complete opposition conspiracy," he said.  

‘Police officers are present, conducting an investigation,’ he added. 

Majumdar said such incidents are ‘unprecedented.’  

‘The head and deputy head have to work around the clock, and if someone calls us at night or if we go out at night, and someone targets us, it becomes very difficult for us,’ he said. 

Majumdar urged the government to capture the culprit and give appropriate punishment to prevent such incidents in the future.  

"I urge the government to immediately investigate and arrest the culprit, providing an appropriate punishment to prevent such incidents in the future," he said.

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for brevity and clarity.