Kolkata Police registered a case towards 12 BJP MLAs, together with West Bengal Chief of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, for allegedly insulting the Nationwide Anthem throughout a protest on the state meeting.
The police mentioned an FIR was lodged beneath numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Insults to Nationwide Honour Act, 1971.
The FIR comes after the TMC leaders claimed that the BJP MLAs initiated a counter-protest and chanted “chor chor” (thieves) throughout a TMC protest led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, November 29.
The protest was towards the Centre for withholding the funds of Mahatma Gandhi Nationwide Rural Employment Assure Act (MGNREGA) staff.
Because the protest was concluding with the nationwide anthem, the BJP MLAs continued their chants directed on the ruling occasion members, with out pausing for the anthem.
This prompted the TMC to file a written grievance to the Speaker of the Bengal Meeting, alleging that the BJP MLAs had insulted the nationwide honour throughout a TMC program on the West Bengal Meeting.
In response to the police, the TMC additionally alleged that the BJP MLAs provoked a breach of peace through the nationwide anthem.
Subsequently, West Bengal Meeting Secretary Sukumar Ray lodged a proper grievance towards the accused BJP members.
Reacting to this, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari mentioned, “This is an illegal FIR, we will go to court to quash this FIR. Mamata Banerjee has misused her power and lodged the FIR.”
“We are a Nationalist party, and we will challenge them in court,” added Suvendu Adhikari.
The controversy erupted after Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay suspended Suvendu Adhikari for your entire winter session as a consequence of alleged “objectionable remarks” towards him.