The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday raised with the Election Commission of India (ECI) the issue of derogatory remarks made against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by the BJP candidate from Bardharman Durgapur, Dilip Ghosh.
Mr. Ghosh, former West Bengal BJP president, is contesting from Bardhaman Durgapur instead of from Medinipur, where he was elected in 2019. While starting his campaign from the new constituency, Mr. Ghosh targeted the Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson, and raised questions about her parents.
In a video that went viral on social media, Mr. Ghosh is seen saying that ‘Didi’ (Ms. Banerjee) called herself the daughter of whichever State she visited. “...When Didi goes to Goa, she calls herself the daughter of Goa. When she goes to Tripura, she says that she is the daughter of Tripura. She should first identify her own father,” the BJP MP from Medinipur said.
