January 09, 2025 12:15 pm (IST)
WB polls: ECI serves show cause notice to Rezzak Mollah over his remarks on Roopa Ganguly
Kolkata/New Delhi, Apr 20 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to TMC poll candidate Rezzak Mollah for passing controversial remarks on the personal lifestyle of actress turned BJP leader Roopa Ganguly, reports said.
According to reports, Rezzak Mollah was asked, in the show cause notice, to explain why did he say such words. He has been directed to give his reply as soon as possible.
"After watching video footage, we have issued a show cause notice to Rezzak Mollah. We will take further steps, after receiving his reply," one officer of ECI told IBNS.
Speaking to Bengali news channel ABP Ananda, Mollah said about the BJP candidate from Howrah North: "I know how long is the size of the cigarette she smokes or with whom she lives in."
"How much she is Draupadi we all know," said Mollah taking a jibe at Ganguly who earned fame as an actress when she had bagged the role of Draupadi in B R Chopra's Mahabharat aired on Indian television since 1988.
When asked about the remark, Roopa Ganguly told IBNS, "I don't have time to comment on such nonsense statement."
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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