Kolkata, Jan. 9 -- West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari on Friday sent a legal notice to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, demanding that she produce evidence of her claims within 72 hours and prove the allegations she made against him regarding the coal smuggling case. Adhikari said that failure to do so would compel him to initiate appropriate civil and criminal proceedings for defamation.

In a post shared on X, Adhikari said that the Chief Minister's allegations were made in a "desperate attempt to divert attention" from the ongoing Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation. He added that the claims were defamatory, politically motivated, and damaging to public discourse, and said that he would pursue legal remedies ...