Kolkata: A person died after a car allegedly involved in the convoy of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shubhendu Adhikari collided with him in Chandipur in the East Medinipur district of West Bengal. The local people claimed this. However, the police are yet to confirm whether the said vehicle was included in the convoy of former Nandigram MP Shubhendu Adhikari. The accident took place on Thursday late at night after which the locals blocked the road for more than an hour.
Locals alleged that the convoy did not stop even after the accident. A senior district police officer said, “The deceased Sheikh Israfil was crossing the National Highway (NH) near a petrol pump when a car hit him at around 10.30 pm. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was declared brought dead. According to the official, “People claim that this car was part of Shubhendu Adhikari’s convoy, but we are yet to confirm this.” Shubhendu Adhikari or any other BJP leader did not comment on the issue. Did. It is being told that the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, Shubhendu Adhikari was returning from a party program in Moina.
Shubhendu Adhikari has also been a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. After this, he has also been a minister in Mamta Banerjee’s government. In the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, he defeated the current Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee in Nandigram.
