Political slugfest after death of another TMC member

West Bengal’s ruling TMC has blamed the BJP for the alleged murder of its 44-year-old functionary, who was found dead in Hooghly on Friday. Police said TMC booth president, Ritesh Roy, may have been throttled. Roy’s body was found about 100 km from his native Contai in East Midnapore. He went missing on February 7. “It is a political murder, and BJP supporters are behind it,” said Kanishka Panda, a TMC leader from Contai. BJP leader Tapan Maity rubbished the allegation, saying, “It is a blatant lie. It has become a habit of TMC leaders to blame us for anything that happens to their party men.”