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MLA-elect Alifa Ahmed Plans Visit to Deceased Girl's Family

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July 02, 2025

Newly-elected MLA from Kaliganj, Alifa Ahmed, has pledged to visit the family of 10-year-old Tamanna Khatun, who died during a political victory rally last week.

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The incident has triggered an outcry across the state, with the opposition accusing the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC) of using violence to silence dissent. Speaking to reporters just a day before taking her oath as a legislator, Ahmed said: "I will go to Tamanna's house, very soon. I feel deep sympathy for her mother. What happened in Kaliganj is beyond words. I've said this before and I repeat — we still cannot come to terms with the loss of a child. I'm heartbroken."

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