Ex Judge Barred From Campaigning Over Sexist Comments On Mamata Banerjee

The poll body debarred Gangopadhayay, BJP’s Tamluk candidate, from campaigning for 24 hours starting from 5pm today and also strictly warned him to remain careful in his public utterances during the period of the Model Code of Conduct.

At a public meeting in Haldia on May 15, Gangopadhyay said in Bengali, “'Mamata Banerjee, how much are you being sold for? Your rate is Rs10 lakh, why? Because you're getting your make-up done by Keya Seth? Mamata Banerjee, is she even a woman? I keep wondering sometimes.”

The ECI said it is convinced that Gangopadhyay made a "low-level personal attack and thus violated the provisions of Model Code of Conduct".