Former West Bengal deputy speaker and former MLA of the Trinamool Congress, Asish Banerjee, was found dead at his party office in Birbhum district, the police said today. He was 74.
A suspected suicide note has been found near the body, they said.
Asish Banerjee also served the then Mamata Banerjee government as a minister, holding several portfolios including AYUSH and agriculture
He had stepped down as chairman of the Trinamool’s Birbhum district core committee in June, weeks after the party led by former chief minister Mamata Banerjee suffered a big defeat in the assembly elections. Asish Banerjee also served the then Mamata Banerjee government as a minister, holding several portfolios including AYUSH and agriculture. He was a five-time MLA from Rampurhat Asish Banerjee served as deputy speaker when Trinamool head Mamata Banerjee was chief minister.
Earlier reporting noted: His body, which was found hanging, was sent for postmortem, the police said.
Earlier reporting noted: Asish Banerjee served as deputy speaker when Trinamool head Mamata Banerjee was chief minister. He was a five-time MLA from Rampurhat Earlier reporting noted: Asish Banerjee, the former deputy speaker of the West Bengal assembly, was found dead this morning at a Trinamool Congress’s office next to his house in Birbhum district’s Rampurhat city.
