New Delhi, May 7 -- Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of Chandranath Rath, aide to West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, alleging that the incident reflects a "blood-soaked political culture" in the state under the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC).

In a post on X, Pradhan described the incident as a "COLD-BLOODED, BARBARIC AND COWARDLY EXECUTION BY TMC GOONS!" and alleged that the killing was part of a "systematic ecosystem of terror" aimed at suppressing democratic opposition in the state.

"The brutal murder of Chandranath Rath, aide to Suvendu Adhikari ji, is yet another grim reminder of the blood-soaked political culture unleashed by Mamata Banerjee and the AITC in West Benga...