The Election Commission, which had issued a show-cause notice to magician-turned-BJP candidate from West Bengal's Barasat Lok Sabha seat P C Sorcar for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Mamata Banerjee, today received a report from the District Magistrate.
Joint CEO Jaydip Mukherjee said that they had received a report from the DM of North 24-Parganas district, and they were scrutinising it before taking the next course of action.
The DM, who is also the District Electoral Officer, had issued the show-cause notice to Sorcar day before yesterday on the basis of a complaint by TMC candidate from the seat Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, sources in the CEO's office said.
Without naming the CM, Sorcar had allegedly said during electioneering in his constituency that "those involved in rape cases in the state are called 'dushtu chhele' (naughty boys). If they are raped, what will they say?"
Local TMC contestant Ghosh Dastidar, who found it objectionable and violative of the Model Code of Conduct, lodged a complaint with the EC demanding action against Sorcar.
"Such a remark against the CM is highly objectionable and violative of the MCC. We demand immediate action against the BJP candidate," Ghosh Dastidar said, adding, "We wonder how a responsible person becomes so irresponsible about his comment against a woman chief minister.
