Kolkata, October 10 (Daily Kiran) : A police complaint has been filed against Abhishek Banerjee, the general secretary of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and MP from Diamond Harbour, for allegedly spreading misleading information regarding the Rejingar Assembly by-election results. The complaint was registered by the returning officer at the Rejingar police station on Saturday, following actions initiated by the Election Commission.
The issue arose when Banerjee posted on social media during the vote counting on Friday. He claimed that the BJP candidate, Sakharav Sarkar, received more votes than the total number of registered voters at a specific polling booth. According to his post, Sarkar garnered 909 votes at booth number 109, while only 772 voters were registered there.
However, local election officials quickly refuted this claim. The district election officer and district magistrate clarified that the actual number of registered voters at that booth was 1,109. They noted that the total votes cast across all candidates at the Rejingar by-election amounted to 972.
Following this clarification, the returning officer filed the complaint against Banerjee at the police station. It remains to be seen whether police will summon him for questioning regarding the matter.
Currently, both Abhishek Banerjee and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are in New Delhi, participating in a movement organized by the Cockroach People’s Party (CJP). This movement demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The by-elections for the Rejingar and Nandigram Assembly seats took place on October 6, with results announced on October 9. Candidates from the BJP won both seats by significant margins, increasing the party’s representation in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly to 209 seats.
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