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First ear, then eye: The cost of joining
strike in West Bengal
Friday February 22, 2013 08:20:15 PM,
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Ear chopped off for skipping office during
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A panchayat
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the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, for not attending
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Kolkata: A brick kiln
worker was seriously injured and his eye severely damaged after he
was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters for
participating in the trade union strike of Wednesday and Thursday.
The incident occurred in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district
Thursday night.
"I did not report to work during the strike and later participated
in a CPI-M rally. While returning, around 20-30 people attacked
me, asking me why I participated in the strike," Gopal Majhi, the
victim, said.
Majhi's family Friday filed a complaint at the Kulpi police
station.
"We have registered a complaint against some unknown persons for
attacking Majhi. We are probing the incident and hope to apprehend
the culprits soon," a police officer said.
"My father's eye has been completely damaged and he has been
severely beaten by Trinamool supporters. We hope the attackers are
arrested soon," Majhi's daughter said.
The incident comes a day after a panchayat worker's ear was
chopped off in Jalangi in Murshidabad district, allegedly by
supporters of the ruling Trinamool Congress for not attending
office for a day during the two-day nationwide strike.
That incident was condemned by the Congress and the Bharatiya
Janata Party.
"The incident is deplorable to say the least. Day by day the law
and order situation in state is deteriorating and the ruling party
is responsible," state Congress president Pradip Bhattacharya
said.
"The incident is a reflection of the fascism of this government.
It seems we are under a dictatorial regime," BJP national
executive member Tathagata Roy said.
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