Kolkata, Nov. 12 -- Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of unleashing a "politics of vengeance", intimidation and persecution in the state following the death of senior TMC leader Ujjal Biswas, aged 72.

In a post on social media platform X, the TMC chief expressed grief over Biswas' demise and alleged that the suffering he endured during the final months of his life reflected the alleged politics of persecution in the state. She asserted that no political rivalry could justify such treatment.

"I am deeply heartbroken by the passing of Ujjwal Biswas. He was far more than a colleague in public life. We shared a close and enduring bond ...