The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday (March 30, 2026) urged the Election Commission of India (EC) to initiate legal proceedings and prohibit West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from participating in the election campaign for alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the State.
A delegation comprising Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Kiren Rijiju, and Sukanta Majumdar, BJP national general secretary and MP Arun Singh, BJP national media head and MP Anil Baluni and Om Pathak submitted the complaint at the EC headquarters.
‘Ominous pattern of provocation’
The party, in its complaint, accused Trinamool Congress chairperson Ms. Banerjee of making “grave and disturbing public statements” during multiple public rallies, reflecting “a consistent and alarming and ominous pattern of provocation, voter intimidation, and implicit incitement to violence, thus posing a serious threat to free, fair and peaceful elections”.
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