The political temperature in West Bengal has exploded after BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide Chandranath Rath was shot dead in a chilling point-blank attack in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas. The shocking daylight assault has triggered massive outrage across the state, with the BJP calling it an “assassination-style killing” and accusing the ruling TMC government of fostering what it calls a “mafia culture” and “jungle raj” in Bengal. According to reports, Rath, who served as a personal assistant linked to the Leader of Opposition’s office, was travelling in an official Legislative Assembly duty vehicle when armed attackers allegedly opened fire at close range. Bullets reportedly ripped through the windshield and doors of the vehicle, leaving the car blood-soaked and riddled with bullet holes.

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