Seth in CPM’s E Midnapore district secretariat

EAST MIDNAPORE: The East Midnapore CPM’s new district secretariat was formed on Friday. Lakshman Seth, Tamalika Panda Seth, Asok Guriya, Amiya Shaw and Pranab Das, who were the members of the previous secretariat, were retained. Three of them — Lakshman Seth, Asok Guriya and Amiya Shaw — are still in jail. Local CPM leadership said the jailed leaders have been retained, as they think they are innocent.
Meanwhile, Pranab Das, who was close to Lakshman Seth, was arrested on Friday in connection with a Trinamool leader murder attempt case. A complaint was lodged on June 24 at Haldia police station against 12 persons for allegedly beating up TMC leader Seikh Saidul who had to be hospitalized. Das was arrested from the Haldia party office. He was remanded in three days judicial custody.