ಕೋಲ್ಕತ್ತ: ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಬಂಗಾಳ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಮಮತಾ ಬ್ಯಾನರ್ಜಿ ಅರೆನ ಕೌಟುಂಬಿಕ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪಾತೆರ್ನ ಆರೋಪದ ಮಿತ್ತ್ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ನಾಯಕ ದಿಲೀಪ್ ಘೋಷ್ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ದುರ್ಗಾಪುರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆಡ್ ಎಫ್ಐಆರ್ ದಾಖಲಾತ್ಂಡ್.
Kolkata: An FIR has been lodged against BJP leader Dilip Ghosh at Durgapur police station for his remarks on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an official said on March 27.
The FIR was lodged based on complaints lodged by an advocate at Durgapur court and another person, the official said. The FIR has been registered under IPC sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 509 (using words intended to insult the modesty of a woman).
The Election Commission has also issued a show-cause notice to Ghosh, prompted by a complaint by the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, asking him to respond by March 29.
According to the English translation of Ghosh’s remarks, as provided by the EC in its notice, he had said: “When Didi goes to Goa, she becomes Goa’s daughter, in Tripura, she says I am Tripura’s daughter; decide who is your father, this is not right”.
The poll panel deemed the comments offensive, insulting, and prima facie a violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Denouncing the remarks, the BJP in a communication to Ghosh, who has been fielded from the Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat, said the comments were “unparliamentary” and against the culture of the party.
He expressed regret for his remarks on Wednesday, acknowledging that both his party and the general public had reservations about his choice of words. “If it is so, I am sorry for that,” Ghosh, known for making controversial remarks, said.
pallavi shetty