FIR lodged against TMC MLA over BDO office violence, SIR obstruction

Kolkata, Jan. 24 -- A day after Trinamool Congress MLA Manirul Islam wrote a letter expressing regret over his remarks and reiterating respect for the Election Commission, an FIR was lodged against the Farakka MLA in connection with the violence at the BDO office and alleged obstruction of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The FIR was filed on Saturday by the BJP's Jangipur organisational district, accusing Manirul of storming the BDO office in Murshidabad's Farakka, creating chaos and attempting to disrupt the SIR process.

The state administration did not lodge a complaint against the MLA within the deadline fixed by the Election Commission. Manirul had written to the administration on Friday, clarifying his stand....