'Human cost of relentless political hostility': Mamata on TMC leader's suicide

'Human cost of relentless political hostility': Mamata Banerjee on TMC leader's suicide

TOI News Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Aug 16, 2026, 17:15 IST

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"The passing of Asish Banerjee has left me deeply disturbed," Mamata Banerjee wrote on X.

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday condoled the death of her party leader Asish Banerjee, saying the "harassment and mental pressure" he faced should "make all of us pause and reflect on the human cost of relentless political hostility".

His absence will be deeply felt, always," she further wrote.

TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who is also Mamata Banerjee's nephew, on Sunday expressed profound grief over the death of former MLA and former deputy speaker of the West Bengal assembly, while raising severe concerns over the circumstances leading to his tragic death.

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