Former MLA Asish Banerjee Found Dead at Party Office, Suspected Suicide Note Found
Former West Bengal deputy speaker and five-term MLA Asish Banerjee, 74, was found dead at his party office in Birbhum district. A suspected suicide note was discovered near his body. He had lost the recent assembly election to a BJP candidate and stepped down from his role as chairman of Trinamool Congress's Birbhum district core committee in June.
16 AUG 2026
— NDTV
Former West Bengal deputy speaker Asish Banerjee was found dead at the Trinamool Congress office, leaving behind a handwritten note suggesting he regretted entering politics.
· THIS STORY — NDTV
Former West Bengal MLA Asish Banerjee, 74, was found dead at his party office, with a suspected suicide note discovered near his body.
17 AUG 2026
— The Hindu
The death of Trinamool Congress MLA Ashish Banerjee, found in his party office with a note denying corruption, has shocked the state amidst ongoing allegations of corruption against the party.
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