Bengal CM denies BJP's role in 'assault' of CJP volunteer, his father's death

A volunteer for the Citizens for Justice Party, Shaik Abdul Hafeez, and his family were attacked on August 13 after visiting a government school as part of the party's "School Thik Karo" campaign. According to The Hindu and Hindustan Times, Hafeez was 25 years old at the time of the attack.

The attack occurred after Hafeez inspected a government school. His father, Congress leader Anisur Rahman, and his son, Abu Sufian, were shot and hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Bengal's Nadia district, as reported by The Indian Express.

The founder of the Citizens for Justice Party, Abhijeet Dipke, has expressed support for Abdul and called for immediate arrests, claiming the attackers have connections to the BJP, as reported by Times of India. The West Bengal Chief Minister has denied the BJP's role in the assault and the death of Abdul's father.

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