News Desk, AnyTV, Mumbai
Published by: Amit Mandal
Updated Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:17 PM IST
Summary
BJP’s Mumbai unit worker Vivekanand Gupta had filed a complaint against Mamata Banerjee in the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mazagon in December 2021.
The Mumbai Sessions Court has stayed the summons issued by the Magistrate Court against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Mamata Banerjee was summoned on March 2 in a case filed against her for an offense punishable under the Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act. The next date of hearing has been fixed for March 25. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had visited Mumbai in December last year. Here he met leaders of the ruling Shiv Sena and NCP. During a program on this tour, he was accused of insulting the national anthem.
Know what’s the matter
On February 2, the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai directed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to appear on March 2. The court had given this order to Mamata Banerjee on a complaint lodged against her for allegedly insulting the national anthem during her visit to Mumbai last year. The complaint was lodged by Mumbai BJP leader Vivekananda Gupta.
The court had also said that though Mamata Banerjee is a chief minister, sanction is not required to proceed with the proceedings against her and no bar is applicable as she was not discharging her official duty. BJP’s Mumbai unit worker Vivekanand Gupta had reached the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mazagon in December 2021 with a complaint against CM Mamta. He had alleged in the complaint that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee had insulted the national anthem during her visit to Mumbai. Gupta had demanded registration of an FIR against Banerjee in this case.
The court had said, at first sight, Banerjee had insulted
The court had said that it is prima facie clear from the complaint, the statement of the complainant, the video clip and the video on YouTube that the accused sang the national anthem and suddenly stopped and then left the stage. This prima facie proves that the accused has committed an offense punishable under section 3 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act, 1971.
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The Mumbai Sessions Court has stayed the summons issued by the Magistrate Court against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Mamata Banerjee was summoned on March 2 in a case filed against her for an offense punishable under the Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act. The next date of hearing has been fixed for March 25. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had visited Mumbai in December last year. Here he met leaders of the ruling Shiv Sena and NCP. During a program on this tour, he was accused of insulting the national anthem.
Know what’s the matter
On February 2, the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai directed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to appear on March 2. The court had given this order to Mamata Banerjee on a complaint lodged against her for allegedly insulting the national anthem during her visit to Mumbai last year. The complaint was lodged by Mumbai BJP leader Vivekananda Gupta.
The court had also said that though Mamata Banerjee is a chief minister, sanction is not required to proceed with the proceedings against her and no bar is applicable as she was not discharging her official duty. BJP’s Mumbai unit worker Vivekanand Gupta had reached the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mazagon in December 2021 with a complaint against CM Mamta. He had alleged in the complaint that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee had insulted the national anthem during her visit to Mumbai. Gupta had demanded registration of an FIR against Banerjee in this case.
The court had said, at first sight, Banerjee had insulted
The court had said that it is prima facie clear from the complaint, the statement of the complainant, the video clip and the video on YouTube that the accused sang the national anthem and suddenly stopped and then left the stage. This prima facie proves that the accused has committed an offense punishable under section 3 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act, 1971.