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West Bengal police file FIR against BJP MP Ananta Maharaj over Netaji remarks
West Bengal police file FIR against BJP MP Ananta Maharaj over Netaji remarks
West Bengal police on Friday registered an FIR against BJP Rajya Sabha MP Nagendra Ray alias Ananta Maharaj over his alleged derogatory remarks calling Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose a 'war criminal'. Cooch…
The Story in Brief
West Bengal police on Friday registered an FIR against BJP Rajya Sabha MP Nagendra Ray alias Ananta Maharaj over his alleged derogatory remarks calling Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose a 'war criminal'. Cooch Behar Superintendent of Police Manish Joshi said the FIR was filed following a complaint by a resident. The state government withdrew the Banga Bibhushan award conferred on him in February, hours before his video apology. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had directed police action and said the apology should be considered positively, though the act cannot be accepted.
Ananta Maharaj, a Rajbanshi leader from north Bengal, was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in July 2023 as a BJP-backed candidate. The government order cited that facts and circumstances subsequent to the award raised questions about its continued retention being consistent with the honour's dignity and prestige.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that this is a political vendetta by the Trinamool Congress against a BJP MP misses the point. Ananta Maharaj's alleged remarks, calling Netaji a 'war criminal', are a direct insult to a national icon, regardless of who made them. The real test is whether the BJP will publicly and unequivocally disown the comment, not just let the apology stand. Will the party also demand similar action when its own allies make comparable statements about other freedom fighters?
Source: newindianexpress.com
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