FIR against former CM Mamata Banerjee over alleged communal remarks in Bengal
During a protest against the SIR, the TMC chief allegedly told a minority community that their safety depended on her, advising them not to pay heed to the BJP’s ‘misleading’ words
The complaint copy read, “Ms. Mamata Banerjee, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal and Chairperson of All India Trinamool Congress, while addressing a political rally, made statements cautioning the public not to be misled by the alleged ‘misleading publicity’ of the Bharatiya Janata Party.” File
A first information report (FIR) was registered against former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making provocative and communal remarks during the last Assembly election campaign, a senior police officer said on Friday (June 12, 2026). At a rally, Ms. Banerjee allegedly told a minority community that their safety depended on her political presence, without which they would be destroyed.
“It’s a Zero FIR that was lodged on June 7. It was initially filed at the Netaji Nagar police station based on a complaint submitted by an individual Tushar Kanti Das (45). However, the case was later transferred to the Hare Street police station,” the officer said.
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