Initially, he was rushed to a local nursing home, run by his family. Later he was shifted to the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital
Sagardighi MLA Bayron Biswas hospitalized: Sagardighi MLA Bayron Biswas suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out at his residence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday. He is undergoing treatment in Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital. His condition is reported to be stable, family members told media.
As per preliminary investigation, police revealed that fire broke out around 11 am. During this time Biswas was in his room. Smoke was spotted coming from the house. Following which family members and others at the residence rescued the Biswas from his room. No other family members were injured. He sustained burn injuries to the lower portion of his body. Initially, he was rushed to a local nursing home, run by his family. Later he was shifted to the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital.
The fire brigade and local police reached the site soon after the incident was reported. Shamsherganj police are probing the circumstances that led to the fire.
‘I will check. I wish him a speedy recovery,’ Suvendu Adhikari, chief minister of West Bengal, told media persons at the state secretariat.
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In February 2023, Biswas won the bypoll from Sagardighi constituency in Murshidabad with a Congress ticket. He was the then lone Congress legislator in the state. In May 2023, however, he shifted to the AITC.
In the 2026 assembly elections, he won with an AITC ticket, defeating BJP candidate Tapas Kumar Chakraborty by a margin of 34,260 votes. After the AITC split, he joined with the Democratic Trinamool Congress.
