A complaint has been filed by the lawyer with the Delhi Police against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for her Wednesday remarks, alleging they were provocative. Vineet Jindal, a practising lawyer at the Supreme Court, filed the complaint because of the statement Banerjee made during a Trinamool Chhatra Parishad event, where she reportedly said, ‘Remember, if Bengal burns, then Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Delhi will also burn’.
Jindal argued that Banerjee’s statement was inflammatory, leading to hatred and enmity, and thus posed a threat to national harmony. He contended that as chief minister, Banerjee’s words carry significant weight, making the alleged remarks dangerous.
‘Given the instigating and provocative nature of her statement, which intends to create disharmony and foster hatred and enmity among the masses of India, as she mentioned the name of Delhi in her statement as one of the states, I being a resident of Delhi respectfully request that an FIR be lodged under Sections 152, 192, 196, and 353 of the BNS against Mamata Banerjee. These offences are cognizable and serious in nature’, said the complainant.
On Wednesday, Banerjee condemned BJP’s 12-hour ‘Bengal Bandh’ and called it an attempt to defame Bengal. She also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using his party to create unrest in the state.
“Some people think this (agitation) is similar to the protests in Bangladesh. I love Bangladesh, they speak like us (Bengal). Our culture is also the same. However, Bangladesh is a different country,” Mamata Banerjee said, referring to the student-led uprising in the neighbouring country that saw the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “Modi babu, you are trying to create unrest in Bengal through your people. But remember, if you burn Bengal, Assam, the North-East, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Delhi will also burn,” Banerjee added.
Bengal Government lacks when it comes to the safety and security of women. Mamata Banerjee use unparliamentary language and this has not happened for the first time.
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