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Dilip Ghosh Remarks: Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday courted a massive controversy with his objectional remarks for West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Supremo Mamata Banerjee. TMC protested strongly over his remarks and also filed a complaint against him with the Election Commission demanding strict action.

The remarks also did not go down well with the BJP as party chief JP Nadda has issued a notice to Dilip Ghosh seeking his clarification on the remarks. "Your (Dilip Ghosh) comment today is indecent, unparliamentary and against the tradition of our party. The party strongly condemns such comments. On the orders of Party President Jagat Prakash Nadda, please clarify your stance as soon as possible," the notice stated.

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Reacting to the notice, Dilip Ghosh said that he would reply to the notice by a letter. "This is not the first time that I have faced a controversy over my statement, because I speak in front of those who commit injustice. Many people including the party said that I used unparliamentary language, if it is so then I express my sadness at it. I will give an official reply to the notice," Ghosh said.

Speaking to media persons in Durgapur on Tuesday, BJP MP Dilip Ghosh said that wherever Mamata Banerjee goes, she calls herself the daughter of that state, and "she must identify her own father". "When Didi (CM Mamata Banerjee) goes to Goa, she calls herself the daughter of Goa. When she goes to Tripura, she says that she is the daughter of Tripura. She should first identify her own father," Dilip Ghosh said.

Citing the clause under the Model Code Of Conduct, the ruling TMC in West Bengal urged the Election Commission to immediately take action against BJP MP Dilip Ghosh. "Mr Ghosh's comments not only cross the boundaries of decency but also perpetuate a culture of misogyny and disrespect towards women in positions of power," the letter to the poll body read.

Reacting to his remarks, West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja said that Dilip Ghosh is such a petty man and such people should be defeated in the upcoming elections. "We are all the daughters of India. Wherever we go, we will be the daughters of India. Whichever state we visit, we will be its daughters. Dilip Ghosh is such a petty man. He is contesting elections and he thinks that he will win and become a public representative. Will such a man be the public representative?," she asked.

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"The BJP's DNA and its character are so bad that they are attacking women and Mamata Didi. They want to suppress and weaken women if they grow powerful. If this is the mindset of politicians, what will be the mindset of workers? What impact will it have on the ground level? If you insult women, atrocities against them will increase. Such people should be defeated," she added.


(With Agency Inputs)