BJP warns of stir after another leader’s death

It may be noted that another BJP leader, Prahlad Badhwar, 39, the municipal body chairman of Mandsaur was also killed, allegedly by a BJP worker.

Updated on: Jan 20, 2019, 23:48:35 IST

Bhopal | By Shruti Tomar

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A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Manoj Thackeray (48), was found dead in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday morning, police said. The incident comes three days after another BJP leader was shot dead in Mandsaur, prompting the party to claim that its leaders were being targeted.

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Manoj Thackeray (48), was found dead in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday morning. (ANI/Twitter)

“The body had injury marks on the face and around the neck,” said district superintendent of police YD Bhutia. “Thackeray had gone out for morning walk...Local police got the information around 6.40 am that a body had been spotted,” he said.

It may be noted that another BJP leader, Prahlad Badhwar, 39, the municipal body chairman of Mandsaur was also killed, allegedly by a BJP worker.

The state BJP, meanwhile, has blamed the Congress for poor law and order. Party chief Rakesh Singh said as many as four persons including three from ‘BJP family’ were killed in the past five days. He said one Parmal Kushwah from Guna district was shot dead on Sunday after the murder of the BJP leader in Barwani. Singh has threatened to take to street if the situation doesn’t improve. However, PC Sharma, the state law and legislative affairs minister, blamed BJP’s internal feud for the murders.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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