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BJP s Sayantan Basu banned over Cooch Behar firing remark
Sujata Mondal Khan banned for remark against SC community
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the sixth phase of the assembly election in West Bengal, the Election Commission on Sunday (April 18) imposed a 24-hour campaigning ban on BJP leader Sayantan Basu and Trinamool Congress leader Sujata Mondal Khan over their recent speeches. According to reports, the campaigning ban on BJP and Trinamool Congress leaders will come into effect from 7 pm on Sunday.
According to ANI report, the poll panel banned BJP leader Sayantan Basu for 24 hours from campaigning over his highly provocative remarks over the recent Cooch Behar firing in which five people lost their lives. The poll panel had on April 15 issued a notice to Sayantan Basu for his alleged inflammatory remark during a speech and asked him to explain his stand within 24 hours. The notice said the poll panel had received a complaint against Basu over his speech in North
The Election Commission on Thursday banned Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh from campaigning for 24 hours and showcaused the party’s office-bearer Sayantan Basu for provocative remarks on the CISF firing in which four youths had been killed during voting in the Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency on April 10.
Ghosh was found guilty of violating two clauses of the model code of conduct that prohibit incitement of hatred between communities and intimidation. He had said “dushtu chhele” would be shot like the way the central forces had done at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district.
The EC said: “Now, therefore, the Commission hereby sternly warns Shri Dilip Ghosh and advises him to desist from using such statement while making public utterances during the period when Model Code of Conduct is in force and imposes a ban of 24 hours from 7 pm on 15th April 2021 to 7 pm on 16th April 2021.”
West Bengal Assembly polls | EC notice to Bengal BJP leader Sayantan Basu
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Sayantan Basu’s speech about Sitalkuchi firing was a violation of model code, says poll panel
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Sayantan Basu’s speech about Sitalkuchi firing was a violation of model code, says poll panel
The Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice to West Bengal BJP leader Sayantan Basu for allegedly making an “inflammatory speech” about the Sitalkuchi firing incident where four persons were killed on polling day on April 10.
The EC said it had received a complaint that Mr. Basu delivered an inflammatory statement during a rally in Barangar. Referring to the four persons killed, Mr. Basu had said: “I, Sayantan Basu, am here to tell you that don’t try to play too much. We will play the game of Sitalkuchi. They killed 18-year-old Ananda Barman, a first time voter . He was the brother
EC notice to BJP leader Sayantan Basu for his alleged inflammatory remark
The Election Commission said Sayantan Basu s speech was found to be in violation of the model code and provisions of the Representation of the People Act and the Indian Penal Code.
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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Thursday issued a notice to West Bengal BJP leader Sayantan Basu for his alleged inflammatory remark during a speech and asked him to explain his stand within 24 hours.
The notice said the poll panel had received a complaint against Basu over his speech in North 24 Parganas Baranagar.