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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari connected Sunday (June 7, 2026) said the West Bengal Government would supply jobs to kin of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers killed successful the post-election unit of 2021.
Speaking astatine an lawsuit organised by the BJP successful Kolkata’s New Town Area, Mr. Adhikari said jobs would beryllium provided to kin of 315 deceased BJP workers successful June. The Chief Minister besides announced one-time fiscal assistance of ₹5 lakh for each the affected families from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
The BJP had mislaid the West Bengal Assembly polls successful 2021, and the BJP workers were subjected to post-poll violence. During the run for the West Bengal Assembly polls successful 2026, Mr. Adhikari had promised to supply compensation to the families of BJP workers killed successful post-poll violence.
After the post-poll unit successful 2021, a committee by the National Human Rights Committee had said West Bengal was experiencing a “manifestation of the ‘law of ruler’ alternatively of ‘rule of law’.”
After the BJP Government came to power, the West Bengal Government has started registering and reopening previous cases relating to unit during and aft the 2021 Assembly polls. The State Government started 458 caller enquiries, 181 caller First Information Reports (FIRs) person been registered, and 59 cases wherever last reports had been submitted person been reopened.
West Bengal has had a past of electoral violence, and adjacent aft the 2026 Assembly polls, determination person been reports of post-poll violence, though the incidents of unit were less successful number. The Trinamool Congress has been astatine the receiving extremity of the violence.
