The victim Sushil Mondal was BJP supporter and was shouting the slogans of 'Jai Shri Ram' while preparing for a victory procession on the day of the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Modi
TMC workers across the state have been strictly instructed to greet people on phone by “Jai Bangla, Jai hind” instead of "Hello" only after which they can continue the conversation
The three MLAs who joined the BJP on Tuesday are the TMC's Shubhranshu Roy (Bijpur), and Tushar Kanti Bhattacharjee (Bishnupur) and the CPI(M)'s Debendra Nath Roy (Hemtabad).