An FIR has been registered against Trinamool Congress (TMC) General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee in West Bengal. Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate has registered an FIR against Abhishek Banerjee on Friday. Abhishek Banerjee is accused of making inflammatory and objectionable comments in his speeches on social media during the West Bengal Assembly elections.
This case was registered in Bidhannagar on the complaint of Rajiv Sarkar. The complainant alleged that Abhishek Banerjee had said objectionable and provocative things against the Central Ministers and other parties, outside the parliamentary decorum.
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In which case is Abhishek Banerjee trapped?
The complaint was filed on May 5, a day after the election results were declared. The FIR has been registered under sections 192, 196, 351(2) and 353(1)(c) of the Indian Judicial Code and sections 123(2) and 125 of the Representation of the People Act.
Under which sections was the case registered and what in it?
- Indian Judicial Code
Section 192: Incitement with intent to disturb public peace
Section 196: Promoting enmity between different groups
Section 351(2): Criminal intimidation
Section 353(1)(c): Defamation - Representation of the People Act, 1951
Section 123(2): Undue Influence
Section 125: Promoting enmity between different classes in connection with elections
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What was the matter?
An FIR has been registered against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee at Bidhannagar North Cyber Crime Police Station. This action has been taken for allegedly making inflammatory statements before the elections, comments related to playing DJ and making statements against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
What has Abhishek Banerjee said?
Abhishek Banerjee had said on Friday, ‘This fight is not over yet. We will challenge every illegality, manipulation and abuse of power through every available constitutional and legal avenues. We have full faith in the Honorable Supreme Court and the democratic institutions of the country.
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