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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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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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- 60% of the sources lean Right
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C 20%
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