Bengal: TMC seeks Ghosh arrest for remarks on CM

During an interaction at the ‘India Today East Conclave’, Ghosh had allegedly made some derogatory remarks about Banerjee’s family. He also made comments against the CM, referring to her “Banglar Meye” (Daughter of Bengal) campaign during the last assembly polls in Bengal and her later visit to Goa where she had claimed her affinity with the coastal state.

Expressing shock over the utterances of the former state BJP president, the Diamond Harbour MP on Wednesday tweeted, “Outrageous. PM @narendramodi, it is about time to get this loose tongue arrested! Is this how @BJP4India leaders talk about the only sitting woman Chief Minister of the nation (sic)?”

Trinamool MP Kakali Ghosh Dastidar in a video expressed shock that such crass words can be used by a political personality against a woman, who happens to be the only female chief minister in the country.

Dastidar said she was wearing a black badge in protest against the “misogynistic” comment by Ghosh and demanding action against him. State BJP leaders could not be contacted for reaction.

Also, an eight-member Trinamool delegation on Thursday met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and demanded that Dilip Ghosh should tender an unconditional apology to CM Mamata Banerjee for his comments.

The delegation arrived at Raj Bhavan in the afternoon had a meeting with the Governor for more than an hour. MP Kakli Ghosh Dastidar, who was part of the delegation, said after the meeting, “We approached the Governor about the manner in which BJP MP Dilip Ghosh made vulgar remarks about the Chief Minister’s family. The Governor is the constitutional head of the state, so we appealed to him to take disciplinary action against Dilip Ghosh.”

Dilip Ghosh had made insulting remarks against the CM earlier also, he claimed. “His remarks on Goddess Durga were also insulting. We have appealed to the Governor to mete out severe punishment to him,” Dastidar said.

The delegation included Education Minister Bratya Basu, Women and Child Social Welfare Minister Shashi Panja, party deputy chief whip Tapash Roy, MP Sajda Ahmed and South Kolkata MP Mala Roy.

Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said, “Looking at the Governor’s behavior, many consider him the chief patron of the state BJP. But, now he has to prove that he is the Governor of the entire state. I hope he will definitely take some action in this regard.”

Later, the Governor tweeted, “Delegation @AITCofficial sought intervention at remarks made against Hon’ble CM was assured of consideration. Indicated to delegation concerns at worrisome Constitutional transgressions, insensitive stance towards human rights and need for working in tandem for public good (sic).”