TMC leader files complaint against BJP leader Amit Malviya for defamatory remarks against Mamta Banerjee

TMC took a dig at BJP and said that ruling party is using power to hide the truth.

Written by Shivanshi Srivastava January 8, 2024

A police complaint has been lodged by senior TMC leader Chandrima Bhattacharya against Amit Malviya, the leader of the BJP, for allegedly making disparaging remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Amit Malviya’s post on X

Malviya posted on X claiming that TMC leader Sahajahan Sheikh, the main accused in the assault case on Enforcement Directorate sleuths, has absconded from the clutches of law enforcement agencies because of “patronage of Mamata Banerjee.” As a response on this post Bhattacharya filed a complaint against him. “Shahjahan, who claimed to be a don of Sandeshkhali, is absconding. This would not have been possible without the patronage of Mamata Banerjee, who is also the Home Minister of West Bengal,” Malviya wrote on X.

ED has issued a look out for Sheikh Shahjahan, the dreaded criminal and one of Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek’s trusted henchman. He is wanted for, among other crimes, in the massive Ration Scam (in which food supplies meant for the poorest of the poor in Bengal was sold… pic.twitter.com/OVB6XcXy50

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) January 7, 2024

Bhattacharya urged police to take quick action

Responding to reporters, Bhattacharya, the state minister said, “We have filed a complaint and urged the police to take immediate action against Malviya for his defamatory remarks against the chief minister.”

TMC government shields criminals: BJP

However, TMC took a dig at BJP and said that the ruling party is using power to hide the truth, while BJP leader Rahul Sinha said “Whatever Amit Malviya has said is completely true. It is the TMC government which has been shielding the criminals, and this tendency has led to lawlessness in the state,” as PTI reported.

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