Death of a Trinamool leader and corruption taint in Bengal politics

Five-time Trinamool Congress MLA Ashish Banerjee was found dead in a party office on Sunday. On Sunday morning, the body of five-time Trinamool Congress MLA and former West Bengal Minister Ashish Banerjee was recovered from a party office next to his residence in Rampurhat in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. A purported note was recovered near the body in which he vehemently denied involvement in any kind of corruption.Ashish, who taught at Rampurhat Government College before entering politics, was among the most humble and soft-spoken Trinamool Congress leaders. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly from 2021 to 2026, during the third and final term of the Mamata Banerjee government. His death has sent shock waves through the State. Leaders across parties, including those from th