‘BSF jawans touch women inappropriately’: TMC MLA’s remark triggers row

BJP MLAs demanded that his remark be expunged, but Speaker Biman Banerjee refused to do so.

Kolkata: Senior TMC leader and MLA Udayan Guha courted controversy on Tuesday as he accused the BSF of "touching women inappropriately" in border areas under the garb of frisking operations.

Guha's remark drew a sharp reaction from the BJP, which termed it as an "insult to the security forces".

During a discussion in the Assembly on a resolution opposing the Centre's decision to extend the BSF's jurisdiction, Guha spoke about the "atrocities let loose by the BSF on people living in the border areas".