A day after the Cockroach Janta Party alleged the death of the father of one of its volunteers from West Bengal after assault, its chief spokesperson Saurav Das claimed that “BJP goons” were responsible for the incident.
“We launched a campaign called ‘Fix the Schools’… When his father tried to save him, they beat him as well, so severely that he lost his life,” Das added. The volunteer had conducted an audit as part of the CJP’s nationwide ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign that aimed at improving government schools. “That very night, BJP goons arrived at Abdul’s home and beat him brutally. The CJP co-convenor was referring to the student protests at Jantar Mantar over the alleged NEET irregularities. “I am also the home minister. 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.
The father of 25-year-old CJP volunteer Shaik Abdul Hafeez was allegedly assaulted on Thursday after his son raised concerns about a primary school at Karisunda in the Indus community development block. Abdul, a 26-year-old CJP member who had participated in our protests at Jantar Mantar, visited his local government school in Bengal on the 13th and informed the teachers that he would return the next day to conduct an audit,” Das told reporters, according to a video posted by ANI news agency. 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.
Speaking about the incident, Das said that the volunteer’s father was beaten “brutally”, while saying it was “absolutely condemnable. He said the volunteer’s father was rushed to a hospital but his condition deteriorated, following which he passed away in the evening. Das said that strict action would be taken against those responsible “when the time comes”, adding that “such tactics won’t work in the post-Jantar Mantar India. He said a delegation led by CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka would meet the family of the victim and “urge the strictest possible punishment” for those responsible. Meanwhile, West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari reacted within hours and said that police arrested three of the five persons named in the first information report (FIR). He said a hunt was underway for the remaining two accused. The complaint said they were unknown individuals,” the chief minister said at a press conference, adding that five more people had been detained for interrogation. Earlier reporting noted: Bengal CM denies BJP’s role in ‘assault’ of CJP volunteer, his father’s death 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. Earlier reporting noted: 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.
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