The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to pass appropriate directions over a plea filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra on a "sexist remark" made against her during an election campaign.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi asked the ECI to pass appropriate direction on the petition filed by Moitra against BJP's Mahadev Sarkar.
The TMC lawmaker had knocked the doors of the apex court seeking action against the BJP leader for allegedly making sexist remarks against her.
Moitra had alleged that Sarkar, during an election campaign in West Bengal's Krishna Nagar Lok Sabha constituency, had made remarks that were "sexually coloured" in nature.
The TMC leader had also alleged that despite complaining to the EC, the poll body did not take any action.
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