Former West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Ashis Banerjee was discovered lifeless on Sunday, August 16, 2026. Photograph credit score: X/abhishekaitc
Former West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Ashis Banerjee was discovered lifeless on Sunday (August 16, 2026) morning inside a celebration workplace close to his residence in West Bengal’s Birbhum district.
The 75-year-old chief was a 5 time period Trinamool Congress MLA and was Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Meeting from 2021 to 26. He misplaced the 2026 Meeting polls to Bharatiya Janata Occasion’s Dhruba Saha.
A observe was additionally discovered and the physique has been despatched for post-mortem. Asish Banerjee, who taught at Rampurhat Faculty, was a pacesetter with a clear picture. The observe said that he was not concerned in any “wrongdoing”. “I had nothing to do with corruption and but all these utterly false allegations to malign me…” the observe learn.
The Trinamool Congress was apparently referred to supposed allegations of wrongdoings associated to the Tarapith Rampurhat Improvement Authority the place he had served because the chairperson.
Leaders throughout political strains expressed grief over premature demise of the Trinamool Congress chief. After the change within the regime within the State, a number of Trinamool Congress leaders are being investigated for alleged function in corruption within the Trinamool Congress regime. A number of leaders and former MLAs have been arrested.
TMC normal secretary Abhishek Banerjee condoled the demise of Asish Banerjee, saying that the demise, “ought to bother the conscience of everybody who believes that politics and journalism should have boundaries.”
Abhishek Banerjee added that, “these participated on this smear marketing campaign ought to replicate on the human penalties of their phrases and actions. Political battles will come and go, however a life as soon as misplaced can by no means be introduced again.”
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Revealed – August 16, 2026 11:06 am IST
