#MamtakillsDemocracy: Polling officer of WB Panchayat Election found dead on railway tracks
Kolkata, May 17: Shoving down humanity to trash, the Trinamool Congress has left no stones unturned in making their existence strong in the state. Indeed the democracy in the state has seen a major downfall as the panchayat elections in West Bengal on Monday casted the worst face of humanity. Rising the death toll to 22, TMC goons have not spared even the presiding officer Rajkumar Roy appointed during the panchayat polls. Rajkumar Rao on Monday evening was abducted by unknown miscreants trying to rig the polls and was allegedly murdered.
Rajkumar Roy, was an English teacher at Karandighi in Uttar Dinajpur district, was appointed as the presiding officer at the polling booth in Sonarpur primary school, Etahar. Roy, father of two, reportedly disappeared on Monday afternoon and his mutilated body was found near the railway tracks at Sonadangi, near Raiganj, on Tuesday evening.
The mysterious death of Roy (42) triggered widespread protests on Wednesday, with hundreds of poll officials, mostly teachers, blocking busy roads alleging murder and demanding security. The polling officials were firm on not joining counting duties on Thursday, when results of the violence-scarred rural polls will be announced.
The family of the teacher stated that they had lost contact in the afternoon and alleged that he was kidnapped and killed. However the case has been handed over to the CID by the state government to probe into the matter.
It has been speculated that the presiding officer did not allow any malpractice during the election period, and this cost him his life. The protest in the state of West Bengal has become a prime issue on the re polling day.
Duping down to a level that has killed democracy, the TMC party has been showering a dictator rule in the state. The need and want of the people have been sidelined and not allowing the state to progress has taken everything on a halt.
Keeping in mind the volatile situation, the state election commission tightened security at 291counting centres. It directed district magistrates and superintendents of police not to allow victory rallies till the entire counting process was over.