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A archetypal accusation study (FIR) was registered against erstwhile West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making provocative and communal remarks during the past Assembly predetermination campaign, a elder constabulary serviceman said connected Friday (June 12, 2026). At a rally, Ms. Banerjee allegedly told a number assemblage that their information depended connected her governmental presence, without which they would beryllium destroyed.
“It’s a Zero FIR that was lodged connected June 7. It was initially filed astatine the Netaji Nagar constabulary presumption based connected a ailment submitted by an idiosyncratic Tushar Kanti Das (45). However, the lawsuit was aboriginal transferred to the Hare Street constabulary station,” the serviceman said.
In his complaint, Mr. Das alleged that, during a protestation against the peculiar intensive revision (SIR) workout astatine the Dharna Mancha successful Esplanade connected March 9, Ms. Banerjee had delivered a misleading code pertaining to transgression intimidation, intending to provoke a breach of the peace, affecting nationalist tranquillity, communal harmony, and the antiauthoritarian operation of the State.
‘Minorities’ information depends connected TMC’
The ailment copy, seen by The Hindu, read, “Ms. Mamata Banerjee, the past Chief Minister of West Bengal and Chairperson of All India Trinamool Congress, portion addressing a governmental rally, made statements cautioning the nationalist not to beryllium misled by the alleged ‘misleading publicity’ of the Bharatiya Janata Party. However, it was not made sufficiently wide arsenic to what circumstantial misinformation oregon misleading publicity was being referred to.”
He alleged that during the rally, Ms. Banerjee had addressed a circumstantial number assemblage saying that their information depended connected her governmental presence. “Aamra achhi bole apnara bhalo achhen sobai. R jodi aamra na thaki...ek 2nd e debe akdom barota bajiye...jodi nijeder terota bajate na chan, BJP er opo prochare keu bhul bujhben na. (You each are harmless due to the fact that we are here. If we are not here, they volition destruct you successful a second. If you don’t privation to ruin yourselves, don’t wage heed to the BJP’s misleading words),” Ms. Banerjee said astatine the rally, according to Mr. Das’s complaint.
This connection prima facie appears to beryllium provocative, inflammatory, and susceptible of promoting communal disharmony, fear, hatred, misunderstanding, and hostility among antithetic communities, helium said successful the FIR.
‘May incite communal sentiments’
“The connection whitethorn reasonably beryllium perceived arsenic creating apprehension and insecurity successful the minds of mean citizens and, if near unchecked, whitethorn adversely impact nationalist tranquillity, communal harmony, and the antiauthoritarian ambiance of the State. I respectfully taxable that speeches oregon statements which whitethorn incite communal sentiments, dispersed fear, oregon disturb harmony among antithetic groups are contrary to the tone of the Constitution of India and whitethorn pull applicable ineligible provisions,” Mr. Das urged successful the FIR.
The lawsuit was lodged nether Sections 96(1), 351(2), and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Another FIR had been lodged against Ms. Banerjee connected May 27, for allegedly making derogatory remarks astir Sanatan Dharma portion attending an Eid solemnisation successful Kolkata past year. That complaint, lodged by advocator Rinki Chatterjee Singh astatine the Siliguri Cyber Police Station, accused the TMC supremo of referring to Sanatan Dharma arsenic “ganda dharma (dirty religion)”, which had “deeply wounded the spiritual sentiments and beliefs of millions of followers.”
