A 10-year-old girl was killed following a blast amid post-poll violence in Bengal’s Kaliganj. The incident took place in Molandi village under Bara Chandghar Panchayat of Kaliganj Assembly constituency, and the police arrested one in connection with the case hours after the explosion.
According to reports, the TMC workers allegedly hurled bombs at CPI(M) supporters following the announcement of the results. During the attack, the minor girl was seriously injured by the bomb blast and died on the spot.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Shares Condolences
Following the news of the demise of the girl, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she was shocked.
“I am shocked and deeply saddened at the death of a young girl in an explosion at Barochandgar in Krishnanagar police district. My prayers and thoughts are with the family in their hour of grief. Police shall take strong and decisive legal action against the culprits at the earliest," Banerjee wrote on X.
BJP Attacks TMC Over Violence
Launching a scathing attack on the TMC, BJP leader and co-in-charge of BJP West Bengal, Amit Malviya, wrote on X, “TMC’s celebration ends with blood on its hands. Again. From TMC’s victory rally in Muslim-majority Kaliganj bypoll, bombs were hurled, and in the chaos, a little girl, a Class 4 student, was killed. Let that sink in."
He further questioned if this was the price of victory under Banerjee’s rule.
“A child.Murdered. While TMC danced to the tune of their “victory." TMC is not a political party. It is a gang of vultures. They cannot win—even a bypoll—without shedding blood. Is this what West Bengal has been reduced to? Is this the price of victory under Mamata Banerjee’s rule?," he added.
