{"id":21505,"date":"2025-10-28T13:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/mamata-blames-centre-for-bengal-mans-suicide-over-nrc-bjp-says-shes-spreading-panic-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:51:20","slug":"mamata-blames-centre-for-bengal-mans-suicide-over-nrc-bjp-says-shes-spreading-panic-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/mamata-blames-centre-for-bengal-mans-suicide-over-nrc-bjp-says-shes-spreading-panic-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamata Blames Centre For Bengal Man&#8217;s Suicide Over NRC, BJP Says She&#8217;s &#8216;Spreading Panic&#8217; | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9664278\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 28, 2025, 18:34 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9664278\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1969922046 asubttl-schema\">A 57-year-old man from North 24 Parganas district allegedly took his own life, leaving behind a note blaming the National Register of Citizens for his death<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bggrn\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1969922046 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (PTI Image)\" title=\"West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (PTI Image)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1969922046\"\/><\/p>\n<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (PTI Image)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of spreading fear and division through its NRC campaign, after a 57-year-old man from North 24 Parganas reportedly took his own life in panic over the National Register of Citizens (NRC).<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">The deceased, identified as Pradeep Kar, a resident of Mahajati Nagar in Agarpara, was found hanging from the ceiling inside his home. Local residents discovered the body and informed the police. Officers from Khardah Police Station arrived soon after, recovered the body, and sent it for post-mortem examination.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Police said a diary was recovered from beside the body. In it, several entries referred to the NRC, and on the final page, a line read: \u201cNRC is responsible for my death.&#8221; The incident has caused shock and concern in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">Reacting to the incident, the Chief Minister took to X to express her condolences and condemned what she called the BJP\u2019s \u2018politics of fear and division.\u2019 She claimed that the party\u2019s ongoing NRC campaign had caused widespread panic among citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">57-year-old Pradeep Kar from 4 Mahajyoti Nagar, Panihati, Khardaha (Ward No. 9) has taken his own life, leaving behind a note that says, \u201cNRC is responsible for my death.&#8221; What greater indictment can there be of the BJP\u2019s politics of fear and division?It shakes me to the very\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MamataOfficial\/status\/1983109309296005455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">In her post, Banerjee wrote that the tragedy reflected how the BJP\u2019s \u201cvenomous propaganda&#8221; had pushed ordinary people to despair.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">\u201cIt shakes me to the very core to imagine how, for years, BJP has tormented innocent citizens with the threat of NRC, spreading lies, stoking panic and weaponising insecurity for votes. They have turned constitutional democracy into a theatre of fear, where people are made to doubt their own right to exist,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">The TMC supremo accused the BJP of creating a climate of anxiety in the name of nationalism. \u201cThose who sit in Delhi and preach nationalism have pushed ordinary Indians to such despair that they are dying in their own land, fearing they will be declared \u2018FOREIGNERS\u2019,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">Reiterating her government\u2019s opposition to the NRC, Banerjee said the exercise would not be permitted in West Bengal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">\u201cBengal will never allow NRC, and never allow anyone to strip our people of their dignity or belonging. Our soil belongs to <em>Maa, Mati, Manush<\/em>, not to those who thrive on hate,&#8221; the Chief Minister noted.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><strong>BJP Hits Back<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">Reposting Banerjee\u2019s X post, BJP IT chief Amit Malviya accused her of \u2018lying and deliberately spreading panic\u2019 to stoke fear for political gain.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">\u201cIt was the TMC, not the BJP, that weaponised fear \u2014 exploiting the anxieties of poor Hindu refugees who fled religious persecution and sought shelter in India. The same fear was used to loot, assault, and suppress voices, as seen in Sandeshkhali and during the riots in Malda and Murshidabad,&#8221; Malviya further wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The tragic death of Pradeep Kar must be investigated thoroughly \u2014 the cause of suicide can and must be determined only by the law and investigating agencies, not through political rhetoric.Let\u2019s also get the facts right \u2014 there is NO NRC anywhere in the country. Mamata Banerjee\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uKZLQlUxI6\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/uKZLQlUxI6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amitmalviya\/status\/1983142759415583050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\">\u201cMamata Banerjee knows that a proper Special Investigation Report (SIR) will expose the rot in her administration and mark the beginning of her political downfall. The SIR will also ensure that illegal infiltrators, who double up as TMC\u2019s votebank, are IDENTIFIED and DELETED from the voter list. That\u2019s why she\u2019s resorting to lies and theatrics once again,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Desk\" title=\"News Desk\" src=\"data:image\/jpeg;base64,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\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/news-desk-17918.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">News Desk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The News Desk is a team of passionate editors and writers who break and analyse the most important events unfolding in India and abroad. 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