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24-hour campaign ban on BJPâs Sayantan Basu, TMCâs Sujata Mondal
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New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday banned BJP leader Sayantan Basu and Trinamool Congress leader Sujata Mondal from campaigning for 24 hours for their recent comments.
The ban is effective from 7 p.m. on Sunday to 7 p.m. on Monday.
Basu was banned from campaigning for his remark over Sitalkuchi violence in which five people lost
their lives, while Sujata Mondal for her remarks against Schedule Caste (SC) community.
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Election Commission issues notice to TMC leader Sujata Mondal Khan
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Last Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 09:39 PM IST
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According to a portion of her remarks reproduced in the notice, the TMC leader had reportedly said that as there is a scarcity of resources in the schedule caste families, no matter how much, Mamata Bandyopadhyay has helped them, the scarcity will not go .
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Sujata Mondal Khan
The Election Commission on Friday issued a notice to Trinamool Congress leader Sujata Mondal Khan for her alleged comments on scheduled castes and gave her 24 hours to make her stand clear.
The notice said that she should also explain why her status as star campaigner should not be withdrawn.