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Advocate Bijan Ghosh has filed a police complaint against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra over her alleged obnoxious repugnant offensive statement against Goddess Kali, hurting religious feelings and sentiment.

The complaint written to the West Bengal Police alleges that during her speech at the India Today Conclave East 2022, Moitra deliberately narrated that Goddess Kali for her is a "meat eating, alcohol- accepting goddess" and even her party officially condemned her said statement.

"She committed cognizable offences by making such statement and she did so most deliberately with a definite motive to derive political dividend by indirect appeasement as her constituency (Krishnagar-12) have nearly 45% Muslim vote," the complaint submits.

Furthermore, it states that it is a most dangerous and deplorable political practice against constitutional morality and the core of people's representation while "treating Hindu God and Goddess as a punching bag".

Ghosh has sought to take the necessary action by initiating criminal proceedings against Moitra.

It may be noted that recently, the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operation Unit of the Delhi Police has filed an FIR against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai over alleged derogatory poster which shows Goddess Kali smoking a cigarette. A police complaint has been filed by Advocate Vineet Jindal against Manimekalai in this regard.

The filmmaker shared a poster and a video clip of Goddess Kaali smoking on Twitter recently to promote her documentary called “Kaali.” According to Jindal's complaint, the poster is highly condemnable and derogatory to Hindu beliefs and sentiments. It has been alleged in the complaint that the filmmaker has hurt Jindal’s religious sentiments by showing Goddess Kali smoking.