New Delhi: BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Monday demanded a CBI inquiry into the killing of a party leader from West Bengal, who was shot dead in front of a police station.
Earlier yesterday, local BJP councillor Manish Shukla was shot dead by two bike-borne assailants near Titagarh in North 24 Parganas district.
"We don't have any faith in local police as this happened in front of the police station. We want a CBI inquiry. The role of the police must also be probed. It is shameful that the TMC has stooped down to this," Vijayvargiya said in a video statement.
BJP MP Arjun Singh, held the TMC responsible for Shukla's "killing" and claimed that even he feared a threat to his life from TMC goons.
Shukla, who had switched over to the saffron party from the TMC two years back, was considered to be close to Singh.
Meanwhile, the BJP is sending a delegation of West Bengal leaders, led by Vijayvargiya, to the state. The delegation, comprising Arjun Singh, General Secretary Sanjay Singh, and BJYM president Saumitra Khan, will visit Shukla's home and prepare a report.