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Attacks on CPI(M) leaders and workers by Trinamool Congress and BJP packed Criminals have increased considerably in last few months in different districts of West Bengal. Almost everywhere the victims are poor-people, specially the agricultural labourers and poor peasants. Such incidents have taken place particularly in Midnapore, 24 Parganas (North), 24 Parganas (South), Bankura, Murshidabad and Calcutta. The latest has been the murder of Comrade Gurupada Bagchi, Secretary of the CPI(M) Kasba Local Committee and the murder of Comrade Subodh Nayban, member of Mathurapur Zonal Committee in 24 Parganas (South). Both the incidents took place on 23rd January. Comrade Bagchi was shot point blank by the TMC-BJP backed criminals at Kasba market in South Calcutta, when he was buying fish from the market, trouble errupted as news of Bagchis murder spread. Angry mob attacked about 150 shops. CPI(M) called a 24 hour bandh in Kasba, Jadavpur, Ballygunge, Dhakuria, parts of Jadavpur and Sonarpur of 24 th January. The bandh was total and peaceful. Comrade Bagchi was a popular leader of that area and he had organised people against criminal activites.

Meanwhile West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu said on Monday that the State Government will set up a joint committee comprising of Calcutta police and State police officials to identify and arrest the murders of CPI(M)’s Kasba Local Committee Secretary.