The complaint, submitted by social worker Rajiv Sarkar on May 5, claimed that the Diamond Harbour MP made incendiary remarks at various campaign events between April 27 and May 3. It also stated that he threatened Union Home Minister Amit Shah at one of the rallies.
The complaint highlighted that Banerjee remarked during a pre-election event in Kolkata on April 7: “I will see who comes to save them on May 4. I will see which godfather from Delhi comes to their rescue.”
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Police cited multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) in the FIR, including charges of inciting riots, promoting hostility between groups, making threatening statements that incite fear, disturbing communal harmony, and spreading false information, as reported by NDTV.
The FIR has emerged amid rising political tensions in West Bengal following the assembly election results. On Friday, Banerjee accused the Centre of permitting violence in the state after the counting day and claimed there were discrepancies in the counting process.
In a post on X, the TMC national general secretary charged that central government employees influenced vote counting and alleged that party candidates and counting agents were expelled from several counting centers.
“To every soldier of the Trinamool Congress family, I express my heartfelt gratitude for your bravery, resilience, and unwavering pursuit of justice. Despite an incredibly tough and compromised election, you never lost hope,” Banerjee stated.
He also asserted that instances of post-poll violence spread throughout Bengal soon after the results were declared.
The previous day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Calcutta High Court alongside senior TMC leaders Chandrima Bhattacharya and Kalyan Banerjee regarding issues tied to alleged post-poll violence and attacks on party offices.
During the hearing, TMC chief claimed that at least 10 individuals had lost their lives in the violence, approximately 150 to 160 party offices were damaged, and nearly 2,000 incidents of disturbance were reported following the election results.
