Mariam, one-and-a-half months old, lost her father Maniruzzaman Mian when CISF jawans opened fire in Sitalkuchi during polling on Saturday.
Four days later, the baby found herself in the hands of a visitor who came calling in a wheelchair. Handed back a little later, Mariam slept without fuss in her mother Rahila Begum’s lap as Mamata Banerjee promised to heal the wounds of the widow in her early twenties.
“There won’t be any problems.… We will take care of you,” the chief minister told Rahila whose husband was one of the four who were killed in the firing by the central force.
The bereaved families of four CISF firing victims at Jorpatki village in Cooch Behar district have said only the chief minister could give them justice as they are eagerly waiting to meet Mamata Banerjee at Mathabhanga on Wednesday.
Mamata will reach Mathabhanga on Wednesday morning and meet the families at a ground next to the subdivisional hospital at the town, 20km from the village.
“It seems the Election Commission has forgotten us.. Only Didi can give us justice,” Jobed Ali, the father of Nur Alam Mian one of the four deceased youths said on Tuesday evening as local Trinamul Congress leaders were busy making arrangements so that representatives of the deceased families could reach Mathabhanga.
Bengal Govt Will Probe Cooch Behar Killings And Punish Those Responsible: Mamata Banerjee
Four persons were killed in Cooch Behar district during the furth phase of the Assembly elections after CISF personnel opened fire outside a polling booth PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-14T12:58:11+05:30 Bengal Govt Will Probe Cooch Behar Killings And Punish Those Responsible: Mamata Banerjee outlookindia.com 2021-04-14T13:01:30+05:30
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the state government will probe the violence that erupted in Cooch Behar district on April 10, that left four people dead.
Four persons were killed after CISF personnel opened fire outside a polling booth in Cooch Behar during the fourth phase of the Assembly elections. The forces claimed that they opened fire in “self-defence” after a mob allegedly attacked them.
MATHABHANGA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met families of those killed in CISF firing during the fourth phase of assembly elections and asserted that her government will launch a probe to bring the culprits to book.
Banerjee lamented that she could not meet the next of kin of the deceased earlier owing to a 72-hour ban on entry of political leaders in Cooch Behar, where four people were gunned down by CISF personnel, who fired in self defence , on April 10. Our inquiry will track everyone responsible for the cold-blooded killing and ensure they are punished as per law, she said.
West Bengal government to launch probe into Cooch Behar killings
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“Our inquiry will track everyone responsible for the cold-blooded killing and ensure they are punished as per law,” she said.
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“Our inquiry will track everyone responsible for the cold-blooded killing and ensure they are punished as per law,” she said. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met familes of those killed in CISF firing during the fourth phase of Assembly elections and asserted that her government will launch a probe to bring the culprits to book.