New Delhi, June 3 -- The BJP on Monday upped the ante against the TMC Government in West Bengal over the arrest of influencer Sharmishta Panoli, calling the action "state-sponsored repression" and "violation" of her right to freedom of speech and expression.
BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia also took on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the issue, calling her "ruthless".
Panoli, who hails from Kolkata and studies in Pune's Law University, was arrested by the Kolkata police in Gurugram late on May 30 for allegedly uploading a video on Instagram with communal comments claiming Bollywood actors were silent on Operation Sindoor.
She was later produced before a Kolkata court, which sent her to judicial custody till June 13.
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