FIR against Mamata Banerjee over alleged communal remarks; CID serves summons on Abhishek
Police registered the case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections after a complaint said the remarks could trigger communal unrest, officials said.
- On Friday, police registered an FIR against former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly inflammatory remarks made during a sit-in protest at Dharmatala.
- This legal action deepens turmoil facing the Trinamool Congress, already grappling with an unprecedented internal crisis following its defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections and recent parliamentary resignations.
- The FIR charges Banerjee under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita with incitement and disrupting public peace, while the Criminal Investigation Department separately visited national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's residence regarding alleged provocative statements.
- Dissident MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia claimed Friday that 19 Lok Sabha members back a breakaway faction seeking recognition as the "real TMC" in Parliament, planning to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday.
- While the Trinamool Congress labeled the FIR "politically motivated," senior leader Kalyan Banerjee attacked Abhishek Banerjee, though loyalists Babul Supriyo and Shatrughan Sinha asserted their continued support for the party leadership.
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FIR against Mamata Banerjee for allegedly hurting religious sentiments ahead of Bengal polls
The Kolkata Police on Friday registered a first information report against West Bengal’s former chief minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with remarks that she made during a speech ahead of the Assembly elections, India Today reported.A complaint against her was filed on May 20 by a Kolkata resident, who alleged that Banerjee had in March said that if “a particular community united…
A new legal development has become a topic of discussion in West Bengal politics. An FIR filed against Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has sparked debate in political circles. The case is said to be related to a public speech she made. Police are currently investigating the allegations made in the complaint, and further legal proceedings are underway.
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