By means of PTI
KOLKATA: The death of Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly referred to as KK, in Kolkata kicked off a political debate on Wednesday with the opposition BJP blaming the West Bengal management for lapses and critical an independent probe, drawing a pointy retort from the ruling TMC which requested the saffron camp to not politicise dying.
KK carried out at a live performance organised by way of Gurudas Faculty at Nazrul Mancha in south Kolkata on Tuesday night.
He used to be “feeling uneasy” after achieving his lodge and collapsed quickly after, officers mentioned.
The singer used to be taken to a close-by non-public medical institution, the place medical doctors declared him introduced useless on Tuesday night time.
“There must be an independent investigation into the incident as there used to be an entire lapse at the a part of the management to verify right kind safety preparations.”
“Round 7,000 folks have been reportedly provide on the venue of the programme the place the seating capability used to be round 3,000 folks. He used to be mobbed there, which means that safety preparations weren’t in position for a VIP,” BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya mentioned.
Reacting sharply to his feedback, TMC state normal secretary Kunal Ghosh mentioned the BJP must prevent its “vulture politics” and must no longer politicise an unlucky incident.
“His dying is truly unlucky, and all folks are truly unhappy about it. However what the BJP is doing isn’t in any respect anticipated. The saffron camp must prevent its vulture emblem of politics. They must prevent politicising dying. We would possibly not be astonished if BJP begins claiming that KK used to be their celebration chief,” he mentioned.
Ghosh mentioned the management is taking all measures and an investigation is underway.
An preliminary probe has published that the 53-year-old singer, who used to be on a two-day excursion to Kolkata to accomplish at two faculty programmes, used to be “nearly mobbed” by way of fan fans on the lodge the place he had returned after functioning at Nazrul Mancha auditorium within the southern a part of the town, officers mentioned.
A autopsy exam will probably be performed all through the day to establish the precise reason for his dying.