The Election Fee of India (ECI) barred former Calcutta Excessive Courtroom choose and BJP Lok Sabha candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours on Tuesday, following his derogatory remarks about Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earlier this month. In line with the ECI’s order, Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who’s working for the Tamluk Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal’s East Midnapore District, has been barred from campaigning starting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday till 5 p.m. On Wednesday.
Whereas addressing a oublic assembly in Haldia on Could 15, Abhijit Gangopadhyay mentioned in Bengali, “Mamata Banerjee, how a lot are you being bought for? Why is your charge Rs 10 lakh? Beacuse Keya Seth is doing all of your make-up for you? Is Mamata Banerjee even a girl? Generally I am unable to cease questioning.”
In response to a grievance from the Trinamool Congress, which accused the previous Calcutta HC Decide of constructing disparaging remarks about Mamata Banerjee, the ECI issued a show-cause discover to him on Could 17. Gangopadhyay responded to the show-case discover on Could 20 inside the allotted time-frame.
In line with insiders from the workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, the fee determined to droop him from campaigning for 24 hours after reviewing his response. Abhijit Gangopadhyay’s demeaning remarks went viral after a video surfaced on-line the subsequent day by which he may very well be heard questioning how a lot CM Banerjee was promoting for. Tamluk, together with seven different Lok Sabha constituencies, will vote within the sixth section on Could 25.
