Election Commission of India on Wednesday evening had issued a notice to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for “openly demanding votes on communal grounds” during a campaign-rally in Tarakeshwar.  The notice was sent while Election Commission’s response to the complaint on CRPF-jawan raping a minor girl is still being awaited.

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Today was the last day of campaigning for phase-4 of West Bengal election, while the issue of notice to Mamata Banerjee has riled up the TMC & its associates in the electoral battleground in the state.

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In a response to this, TMC MP Mohua Moitra has hit back at the Election Commission. She tweeted that, “Mamatadi issued notice by Election Commission on BJP’s complaints. What about TMC complaints. At least keep up the farce of impartiality.”  MP Moitra  pointed out the complaints of TMC regarding video evidence of BJP candidate distributing cash & cash coupons being distributed to attend BJP meetings & vote.

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In February, MP Moitra’s speech had shaken up the parliament where apart from castigating the BJP-led central government, she had taken potshots on a former chief justice who had expunged himself of charges of sexual assault and moved to Rajya Sabha.

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Election Commission of India has given 48 hours to Mamata to explain her speech at the rally held in Tarakeshwar. In this regard, it is also worthwhile to note that a complaint was submitted to the Election commission by Derek O’Brien regarding a sexual assault carried out on a minor girl by a CRPF jawan in Tarakeshwar, on which the ECI has still not responded to.