West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday (August 16, 2026) dismissed an allegation that BJP workers were involved in an “assault” that led to the death of the father of a Cockroach Janta Party volunteer in Bankura district, and said those named in the FIR were criminals and would face stringent action.
Janab Mafik, the father of Mr. The incident took place in the Karisunda area of Bankura district after Mr. “There are lakhs of BJP workers across India. It is neither possible nor the responsibility of the State president or the Chief Minister to determine the character of every worker. If someone has done something like this, action will be taken against that person,” Ms. It is our duty to maintain law and order. Three of the five accused persons have been arrested. But the complaint did not refer to these people as BJP workers.
Hafeez, died on Saturday (August 15, 2026) after he suffered severe head injuries during the alleged assault at the family’s residence, according to a statement from the CJP. Earlier reporting noted: Sk Muhammad Mafik, the deceased, and his son, CJP volunteer Shaik Abdul Hafeez (25), were allegedly assaulted on Thursday after Hafeez raised concerns about a primary school at Karisunda in the Indus community development block as part of the CJP’s nationwide ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign that aimed at improving government schools.
CJP volunteer Shaik Abdul Hafeez and his family were allegedly attacked on August 13 after they visited a government school as part of the party’s “School Thik Karo” campaign. Hafeez participated in the CJP’s nationwide “School Thik Karo” programme at the government school in his village on August 13 to assess the condition of its infrastructure, the party said. Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar said any allegation of assault should be investigated by the police and action taken if the charges are established. State Minister Agnimitra Paul said the BJP would not shield anyone found guilty of wrongdoing. Paul said. Earlier reporting noted: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari reacted within hours and said that police arrested three of the five persons named in the first information report (FIR) and that the hunt was on for the remaining two. The complaint said they were unknown individuals,” Adhikari said at a press conference.
Earlier reporting noted: “I am also the home minister.
“The CJP had launched a campaign, ‘School Thik Karo’, which is a good initiative. As part of it, I went to the school in my village and asked whether there were any problems. I enquired about facilities such as toilets and drinking water for the children.
I told a teacher that I wanted to start a campaign and asked for his permission. He asked me to come the next day,” the CJP volunteer said.
