Archive · 7 Aug 2026
TMC delegation visits deceased ASHA worker's family, seeks job
Rumpa Mondal was a health worker in a village in India who was part of a program called ASHA that helps families stay healthy.
People say her job made her very sick because it had too much work and stress.
She sadly died earlier this month.
Some leaders from a group called the Trinamool Congress went to visit her family.
They asked the government to give the family money and to give one family member a job.
They also want the government to help pay for her daughter's schooling.
The leaders said another politician was unkind to health workers like Rumpa.
That politician's party says this did not happen.
They also said health workers need better internet and tools to do their work.
A Trinamool Congress delegation visited the family of deceased ASHA worker Rumpa Mondal at Gangajalghati village in Bankura district.
The delegation demanded financial compensation, alternative employment for a family member and government sponsorship for Mondal's daughter.
The TMC accused BJP MLA Chandana Bauri of mistreating ASHA workers and using abusive language; the BJP denied the allegation.
Mondal allegedly fell ill due to severe mental stress and workload pressure and died earlier this month.
The delegation also sought a public apology from Bauri and called for addressing technology-based extra work, internet connectivity and infrastructure issues affecting ASHA workers.
- Who
- A Trinamool Congress delegation comprising Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen, MLA Kunal Ghosh and other leaders, visiting at the instruction of party supremo Mamata Banerjee.
- What
- The delegation visited the deceased ASHA worker's family and demanded compensation, a job for a family member and government sponsorship for her daughter, plus a public apology from BJP MLA Chandana Bauri.
- When
- Friday, August 7; Mondal died earlier this month.
- Where
- Gangajalghati village, Bankura district, West Bengal.
- Why
- Mondal allegedly fell ill due to severe mental stress and workload pressure; the TMC seeks support for her family and accountability over alleged mistreatment of ASHA workers.
Trinamool Congress (TMC)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Alleged mistreatment of ASHA workers
Trinamool Congress (TMC)
The TMC alleges BJP MLA Chandana Bauri mistreated ASHA workers and used abusive language during an interaction, and demands she publicly express regret.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
The BJP denies the allegation that Bauri mistreated ASHA workers or used abusive language against them.
Cause of and accountability for Mondal's death
Trinamool Congress (TMC)
The TMC links Rumpa Mondal's illness and death to severe mental stress and workload pressure, and demands compensation, a job for a family member and sponsorship for her daughter.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
The article presents the work-related cause as an allegation, and the BJP denies the mistreatment claim that underpins the TMC's criticism.
- Deceased ASHA worker
- Rumpa Mondal
- Location
- Gangajalghati village, Bankura district, West Bengal
- Alleged cause of illness
- Severe mental stress and workload pressure
- Demands made
- Compensation, job for a family member, sponsorship for her daughter, public apology from Chandana Bauri
- Delegation members
- Dola Sen, Kunal Ghosh and other TMC leaders
- Party accused of mistreating ASHA workers
- BJP MLA Chandana Bauri (allegation denied by BJP)
- Infrastructure issues raised
- Technology-based extra work, internet connectivity and related infrastructure for ASHA workers
- Dateline
- Kolkata, August 7 (PTI)