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The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday banned Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Tamluk Lok Sabha nominee Abhijit Gangopadhyay, from campaigning for 24 hours for his "undignified" remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The ban comes in response a complaint lodged by Trinamool Congress (TMC) on May 17, for his "sexist" remarks about TMC supremo at a rally in Haldia.
The EC had issued a notice to former judge of the Calcutta High Court, stating that the remarks were “improper, injudicious, and undignified” and sought a response to the notice by 5 pm on May 20.
Following Gangopadhyay's rely on Monday, the commission said that it had gone through the statement and was "convinced" that he had made a "low-level" personal attack.
“The commission has carefully gone through the contents and averments made in the aforesaid reply of Abhijit Gangopadhyay and has again gone through the statement made and is convinced that he has made a low-level personal attack and thus violated the provisions of MCC. “Now, therefore, the commission hereby strongly censures Gangopadhyay for the above-said misconduct and debars him from campaigning for 24 hours starting from 5 pm of May 21,” the order said.
The commission also warned Gangopadhyay, to remain careful in his public utterances during the campaign. The ban starts at 5 pm on Tuesday.
The ban comes in response a complaint lodged by Trinamool Congress (TMC) on May 17, for his "sexist" remarks about TMC supremo at a rally in Haldia.
The EC had issued a notice to former judge of the Calcutta High Court, stating that the remarks were “improper, injudicious, and undignified” and sought a response to the notice by 5 pm on May 20.
Following Gangopadhyay's rely on Monday, the commission said that it had gone through the statement and was "convinced" that he had made a "low-level" personal attack.
“The commission has carefully gone through the contents and averments made in the aforesaid reply of Abhijit Gangopadhyay and has again gone through the statement made and is convinced that he has made a low-level personal attack and thus violated the provisions of MCC. “Now, therefore, the commission hereby strongly censures Gangopadhyay for the above-said misconduct and debars him from campaigning for 24 hours starting from 5 pm of May 21,” the order said.
Election Commission debars former judge of Calcutta High Court and BJP candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours finding his comments on Mamata Banerjee to be “low level personal attack” pic.twitter.com/gviubOQ8jb
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The commission also warned Gangopadhyay, to remain careful in his public utterances during the campaign. The ban starts at 5 pm on Tuesday.
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