Poll Body Notice To Judge-Turned-BJP Candidate For Mamata Banerjee Remarks
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The remarks by the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from the Tamluk seat were made at a public meeting in Haldia district on Wednesday.
The Election Commission has served Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay a show-cause notice for "improper, injudicious and undignified remarks" remarks against Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The poll panel said the remarks, prima facie, violated Model Code of Conduct provisions and its advisory dated March 1.
The remarks by the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from the Tamluk seat were made at a public meeting in Haldia district on Wednesday, and were made public after a video emerged online a day later.
The comments - condemned as sexist - prompted the Trinamool to file a complaint with the top poll panel, accusing the former judge - with whom the party has had several run-ins - of making "misogynistic" comments. The BJP, however, has denounced the video as "fake".
