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CM Adhikari Offers Job, Aid to Dead TMC Worker's Wife
A very important leader in the Indian state of West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, visited the family of a man named Birju Keot.
Birju Keot was a worker for a political party called the Trinamool Congress, and he had died.
The leader gave the family ten lakh rupees, which is a lot of money, to help raise their child.
He also promised the dead man's wife, Jeni Sharma Keot, a government job.
The wife thanked him for the job but said she still wants all the police officers who were in the police station when her husband died to be punished.
A few days earlier, the former Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, also visited the family.
While she was there, angry local people threw stones and bottles at her car.
The current Chief Minister said the attack happened because Banerjee did not tell the police where she was going.
People from her party, the TMC, wanted to protest about this attack but were not allowed to in some places.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited the family of deceased TMC worker Birju Keot and gave Rs 10 lakh in financial aid.
Adhikari offered a government job and employment assistance to Keot's wife, Jeni Sharma Keot.
Jeni Sharma Keot said she wants all police personnel present at the police station when her husband died to be punished.
Former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's car was attacked with stones and bottles during her visit to the family in Halisahar.
Adhikari blamed Banerjee for the attack, saying she did not inform police of her movements in advance despite Z-category security.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, deceased TMC worker Birju Keot, and his wife Jeni Sharma Keot.
- What
- Adhikari gave Rs 10 lakh in aid and offered a government job to the widow of a deceased TMC worker, while Banerjee's car was attacked during her visit to the family.
- Where
- West Bengal - the family home in Halisahar, North 24 Parganas, and Kolkata, where TMC protests took place.
- When
- Sunday and Monday around August 10, 2026; Adhikari visited on Monday, Banerjee on Sunday.
- Why
- To provide financial assistance and employment to the deceased worker's family, while the attack on Banerjee triggered blame and protests.
CM Adhikari and the state government
TMC and the Mamata Banerjee faction
Blame for the attack on Mamata Banerjee's car
CM Adhikari and the state government
Adhikari said Banerjee did not inform the police of her movements in advance despite Z-category security, and described the incident as 'mob fury' she faced.
TMC and the Mamata Banerjee faction
The TMC denounced the attack on Banerjee and held protests in Kolkata and outside the state Assembly over the incident.
Permission for TMC protests in Kolkata
CM Adhikari and the state government
TMC protesters were not allowed to gather at Rajabazar and Shyambazar in north Kolkata because they allegedly did not take permission from the police.
TMC and the Mamata Banerjee faction
The Mamata Banerjee faction of the TMC wanted to protest over the attack on the former Chief Minister in north Kolkata.
Key facts
- Financial aid
- Rs 10 lakh given by CM Adhikari
- Employment assistance
- Government job offered to widow Jeni Sharma Keot
- Deceased worker
- Birju Keot, Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker
- Widow
- Jeni Sharma Keot
- Chief Minister
- Suvendu Adhikari
- Former Chief Minister
- Mamata Banerjee
- Attack location
- Halisahar, North 24 Parganas
- Security cover
- Z-category for Mamata Banerjee
Quotes
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari
West Bengal Chief Minister, speaking to the media
“"No compensation is bigger than life. But the financial assistance is given to raising the child of the deceased worker."”
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Jeni Sharma Keot
Wife of deceased TMC party worker
“"I want all the police personnel to be punished who were present in the police station when my husband died."”
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Sources
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