<p>The BJP in Bengal wants a CBI inquiry into the death of a youth – the party alleges he was killed in police firing – in Kaliaganj of Uttar Dinajpur district. </p>.<p>The party’s supporters tried to enforce a 12-hour bandh in parts of north Bengal, and youth-wing affiliates took to the streets in Kolkata on Friday, to march towards the Raj Bhavan.</p>.<p><strong>Watch | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/video/national/bjp-calls-12-hour-bandh-in-north-bengal-over-death-of-worker-1213804.html" target="_blank">BJP calls 12-hour ‘bandh’ in North Bengal over death of worker</a></strong></p>.<p>“Today, a large part of North Bengal was shut following a bandh called by the BJP, to protest the cover up of a minor’s rape and murder in Kaliaganj. BJYM marched to the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata (sic),” Amit Malviya, party’s co-incharge for West Bengal mentioned in a tweet.</p>.<p>Indranil Khan, BJYM’s state president, who led the protest in Kolkata, stated: “The Hon’ble CJ-Bench of Hon’ble Calcutta High Court has granted leave into my PIL seeking CBI inquiry into the tragic death…,” Khan tweeted.</p>.<p>The youth’s death was preceded by violent protests by mobs on Tuesday in Kaliaganj following the alleged rape and death of a minor girl.</p>.<p>Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, termed the bandh as futile. “Regarding the Kaliaganj issue, it is extremely sad and I feel that death should not be politicised… The post-mortem has been videographed and the accused has also been caught in this case,” Banerjee said, adding that the loss of life of the youth is “extremely sad”.</p>
<p>The BJP in Bengal wants a CBI inquiry into the death of a youth – the party alleges he was killed in police firing – in Kaliaganj of Uttar Dinajpur district. </p>.<p>The party’s supporters tried to enforce a 12-hour bandh in parts of north Bengal, and youth-wing affiliates took to the streets in Kolkata on Friday, to march towards the Raj Bhavan.</p>.<p><strong>Watch | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/video/national/bjp-calls-12-hour-bandh-in-north-bengal-over-death-of-worker-1213804.html" target="_blank">BJP calls 12-hour ‘bandh’ in North Bengal over death of worker</a></strong></p>.<p>“Today, a large part of North Bengal was shut following a bandh called by the BJP, to protest the cover up of a minor’s rape and murder in Kaliaganj. BJYM marched to the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata (sic),” Amit Malviya, party’s co-incharge for West Bengal mentioned in a tweet.</p>.<p>Indranil Khan, BJYM’s state president, who led the protest in Kolkata, stated: “The Hon’ble CJ-Bench of Hon’ble Calcutta High Court has granted leave into my PIL seeking CBI inquiry into the tragic death…,” Khan tweeted.</p>.<p>The youth’s death was preceded by violent protests by mobs on Tuesday in Kaliaganj following the alleged rape and death of a minor girl.</p>.<p>Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, termed the bandh as futile. “Regarding the Kaliaganj issue, it is extremely sad and I feel that death should not be politicised… The post-mortem has been videographed and the accused has also been caught in this case,” Banerjee said, adding that the loss of life of the youth is “extremely sad”.</p>