Kolkata: Father of slain BJP councillor Manish Shukla on Thursday alleged that he had received death threats on the phone and WhatsApp after holding a news conference against Barrackpore MLA Kaustav Bagchi on Monday.Chandramani Shukla said the caller identified himself as Aravind Pal, based in Germany. “The messages accused me of doing politics over my son’s body. I was also threatened with death if I continued to associate with BJP’s Santosh Singh,” he alleged.Chandramani lodged a complaint with Khardah police station and informed the BJP’s top brass.Manish was shot dead outside BJP’s office in Titagarh in 2020. During the investigation, names of Uttam Das, then Trinamool chairman of Barrackpore municipality, and Prashanta Chowdhury, former chairman of Titagarh municipality, had surfaced. Recently, both were seen on a BJP platform, prompting Bagchi to hold a news conference in protest. He alleged that the two had escaped punishment because they were associated with the governing party at the time. He also threatened to commit suicide if they joined the BJP. In response, Chandramani held a news conference accusing Bagchi of exploiting his son’s name for political gains.
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