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Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee appeared earlier officers of the West Bengal CID connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026) implicit his alleged inflammatory statements during the Assembly predetermination campaigning.
The TMC person had successive marathon interrogation sessions with the CID and ED connected Sunday (June 14) and Monday (June 15), successful transportation with the alleged forgery of MLAs' signatures and the alleged superior schoolhouse occupation scam, respectively. Last Thursday (June 11), helium was grilled by the CID successful transportation with the signature forgery case.
The FIR against Mr. Banerjee implicit his alleged inflammatory statements was lodged precisely a period ago, based connected a ailment filed by societal activistic Rajib Sarkar astatine Baguiati Police Station successful North 24 Parganas territory connected May 5, a time aft the assembly predetermination results were declared.
It was alleged 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.
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.
"He alleged that definite remarks made during nationalist meetings were provocative successful quality and had the imaginable to disturb nationalist bid and communal harmony," the constabulary serviceman had said.
