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The West Bengal Police connected Saturday (May 16, 2026) said they person registered an First Information Report (FIR) against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee for allegedly making inflammatory statements during the precocious concluded assembly elections.
The FIR was lodged based connected a ailment filed by Social activistic Rajib Sarkar astatine Baguiati Police Station successful North 24 Parganas territory connected May 5, a time aft the assembly predetermination results were declared, alleging that the TMC nationalist wide caput made provocative comments connected post-poll unit and the ballot counting process, a elder serviceman said.
The complainant besides claimed that Mr. Banerjee's inflammatory comments were linked to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, helium said. "Following owed process aft the filing of the complaint, an FIR was formally registered astatine the Cyber Crime Police Station nether the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate connected May 15," the serviceman said.
The lawsuit has been registered nether assorted sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Representation of the People Act, helium said. The complainant accused Mr. Banerjee of delivering inflammatory speeches during respective election-related programmes betwixt April 27 and May 3.
“The complainant alleged that definite remarks made during nationalist meetings were provocative successful quality and had the imaginable to disturb nationalist bid and communal harmony. The contents are being examined arsenic portion of the investigation,” the constabulary serviceman added.
