Jammu, June 23 -- The demand for a fresh probe into the circumstances surrounding the custodial death of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee in Srinagar in 1953 gathered momentum on Monday, with senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders calling for the release of archival records and a formal inquiry into the case.
On the 72nd death anniversary of Dr. Mookerjee, several BJP leaders, including senior West Bengal leader Suvendu Adhikari and BJP National General Secretary and newly elected Rajya Sabha member Tarun Chugh, alleged that unanswered questions continue to surround his arrest, detention and subsequent death while in custody under the then government headed by Sheikh Abdullah.
Addressing a press conference in S...