Strong action will be taken: Bengal Guv on Joynagar murder case

This culture of violence must stop, Bose said on the sidelines of a programme at the Raj Bhavan here.He asserted that arson, looting and killings have been prevalent in Bengal and said strong action would be taken to end the existing culture of violence.Arson, looting, intimidation and murder are part of crime.

Asserting that violence is influencing politics in the state, West Bengal Governor Dr C V Ananda Bose on Wednesday said strong action would be taken against those involved in the killing of a local Trinamool Congress leader in Joynagar of South 24 Parganas district and lynching of an accused in the incident.

The governor stated that the culture of violence in Bengal should stop and the law would take its course.

''Law will take its course. We will certainly take strong action against it and Raj Bhavan will also be doing its duty. Strict action should be taken against violence. It requires not only legal action but also social measures. Violence is influencing the politics of Bengal. This culture of violence must stop,'' Bose said on the sidelines of a programme at the Raj Bhavan here.

He asserted that arson, looting and killings have been ''prevalent'' in Bengal and said strong action would be taken to end the existing culture of violence.

''Arson, looting, intimidation and murder are part of crime. A crime-ridden environment exists in some parts of the state. We will certainly try our best to see that this culture of violence ends. Strong action will be taken,'' Bose said.

Saifuddin Laskar, TMC area president of Bamungachi in Joynagar was shot dead near his residence by some gunmen on Monday morning, prompting a group of people to lynch an alleged assailant, police said.

Supporters of Laskar, whose wife is a panchayat pradhan, caught one of the alleged assailants and beat him to death, according to locals.

Congress' West Bengal unit president Adhir Chowdhury alleged that the killing of the TMC local leader in Joynagar was the result of the ruling party's infighting, and the local police were trying to cover up the matter.

He also alleged that West Bengal was ''slowly'' earning the status of a ''state of lawlessness'' in the country.

''This is nothing but an outburst of the infighting of the TMC. Now, they (TMC) are trying to suppress it and put the blame on others. Police are also trying to cover it up. It's quite shocking that three days after the murder, police were unable to find the culprit. In the country, West Bengal is slowly getting the status of a state of lawlessness,'' Chowdhury, also the Congress MP, added.