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The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday said that it has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his alleged ‘sexist’ remarks against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a public rally.

 

The TMC will also take recourse to legal action, a senior party leader said.

 

TMC leader and West Bengal minister Shashi Panja told reporters here that Gangopadhyay, who is a former judge of Calcutta High Court, has crossed all limits of decency by making ‘sexist’ remarks against Banerjee.

 

In a purported video which surfaced on Thursday Gangopadhyay was heard wondering about “the amount at which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is getting sold,” triggering a row with the TMC labelling it as BJP’s guarantee of disrespecting women, while the saffron party raised doubts about the clip’s authenticity.

 

Gangopadhyay is a candidate and a former judge. He must be aware of the legal matters than most of us. Can a candidate use such words, Panja wondered.

 

“We have filed a complaint with the EC and also take legal recourse,” she said.

 

Panja said, “The remarks made by Gangopadhyay smacks of his anti-women traits. This shows that the politics of the BJP has reached a nadir.”

 

“The remarks made by the BJP candidate of Tamluk are sexist in nature and his candidature must be cancelled,” she demanded.