After the Bombay High Court rejected her request for relief, a magistrate’s court in this city ordered police to look into a complaint against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly disrespecting the national anthem.
The Cuff Parade police station in south Mumbai was given a directive by Metropolitan Magistrate (Sewree court) P I Mokashi to undertake an investigation and submit a report by April 28.
Vivekanand Gupta, a local BJP official, filed a complaint with the magistrate’s court stating that Banerjee did not quickly stand up while the national anthem was sung at an event here during her visit in December 2021.
After the HC dismisses Mamata Banerjee’s request for relief, the Mumbai court demands an investigation into the alleged “disrespect” of the national anthem
