Ahead of Bengal panchayat polls, another TMC worker shot dead in internal clash in Cooch Behar
India TodayAs Bengal gears up for high-voltage panchayat elections, another Trinamool Congress worker was shot dead in West Bengal's Cooch Behar on Tuesday. “Today morning, Dinhata police station received a piece of information that an inter-party tussle occurred at Jaridhalla Gitaldaha II GP, Dinhata, between two local groups, wherein firing took place. TMC blames BJP for Cooch Behar violence TMC North Bengal Development minister Udayan Guha blamed union minister Nishith Pramanik for instigating the Dinhata violence. Some BJP leaders and ministers are bringing antisocials from other states and neighbouring countries who are trying to create unrest in Bengal including Cooch Behar.” “Jalidharlla is one of those places where nothing can happen without BSF's surveillance.