Speaking to a Bengali news channel, Gangopadhyay said, “Mamata Bandyopadhyay er mone hoche, mrityu ghonta beje geche (It seems that the death knell for Mamata Banerjee has been sounded).”

“We saw the BJP candidate from Tamluk Abhijit Gangopadhyay use a language that should never be used. He said that it seemed like “CM Mamata Banerjee’s death knell has been sounded”. Where does the BJP want to take the country?

They are waging a relentless attack against the honourable chief minister. We will approach the EC on this. The BJP is an anti-women party and has been attacking women repeatedly like this,” said senior TMC leader and state minister Snehasish Chakraborty.

The TMC had earlier filed a complaint with the EC against BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh over his remarks on Mamata. In the complaint, the TMC had stated that Ghosh’s remark saying Mamata has to “decide her father” was not only “demeaning and lacked decorum but also exhibited a blatant disregard for the dignity of a prominent political figure”. “Such remarks not only attempt to undermine the stature of Mamata Banerjee but also directly attack her personal character and modesty, which amounts to blatant violation of the MCC,” the TMC had complained.

Following the TMC’s complaint, the EC issued a notice to Ghosh, who is contesting from Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha, saying “the comment has been found to be offensive and prima facie violative of the MCC”. He has been asked to reply to the notice by 5 pm on Friday.