On Wednesday, Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will appear at the Bidhannagar Court in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal to provide his voice samples in a hate speech case. As the nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee has been accused of making violence-inciting statements and threatening the Union Home Minister at an election campaign rally before the recently concluded Assembly polls. The Calcutta High Court had given him an ultimatum to cooperate with the investigation being carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department of the West Bengal Police. Despite initial reluctance, Abhishek Banerjee’s counsel informed the court that he would follow directions and appear before the district court. The court has ensured his security during the appearance. The case has been ongoing, with Abhishek Banerjee skipping previous notices to submit his voice samples. The Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Sougata Bhattacharya had threatened to withdraw protection from coercive police action and impose a financial penalty if he failed to appear. Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to appear at the Bidhannagar Court by 2 p.m. on Wednesday to give his voice samples.
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📰 Source: Mangalorean News