Mamata mourns ex-deputy speaker Asish Banerjee, flags political pressure

Asish Banerjee was a teacher who became an important politician in a place called West Bengal, in India.

He worked for his town, Rampurhat, for many years and was a leader in his party.

On Sunday morning, people found him at his party's office, and sadly, he had died.

A note was found near him that made people think he may have hurt himself.

The police are trying to find out exactly what happened, and doctors will examine his body.

Some of his leaders, like Mamata Banerjee, said other politicians were treating him very badly.

They think all the mean things said about him made him feel very sad and stressed.

The person running the state government says the note will be studied carefully so everyone can learn the truth.

Many people are very sad because he was a popular leader and teacher.

His friends and party members want people involved in politics to be kinder to each other.