MUMBAI: An urban judge in Mumbai on Tuesday issued a summons to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee according to a complaint filed by the secretary of the BJP unit in Mumbai, who alleged that she disrespected the national anthem last December.
The complainant, Vivekanand Gupta, said Banerjee was present at a public ceremony at the YB Chavan Auditorium in south Mumbai on December 1, 2021 as the keynote speaker, and at the end of the event she started Singing the national anthem in a sitting position. . Gupta It is also alleged that she then stood up and sang two more lines, then abruptly stopped singing and left the venue. Video of the event went viral on social media.
The lawsuit and the “prima facie” video clip prove’ that she committed a crime under section 3 of the National Honor Offenses Act of 1971, Judge, PI said. Mokashiafterward Mazgaon court.
The next case will be heard on March 2.
The complainant, Vivekanand Gupta, said Banerjee was present at a public ceremony at the YB Chavan Auditorium in south Mumbai on December 1, 2021 as the keynote speaker, and at the end of the event she started Singing the national anthem in a sitting position. . Gupta It is also alleged that she then stood up and sang two more lines, then abruptly stopped singing and left the venue. Video of the event went viral on social media.
The lawsuit and the “prima facie” video clip prove’ that she committed a crime under section 3 of the National Honor Offenses Act of 1971, Judge, PI said. Mokashiafterward Mazgaon court.
The next case will be heard on March 2.
