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WB Congress spokesperson granted bail after arrest for remarks against Mamata Banerjee

Hours after West Bengal Congress spokesperson Kaustav Bagchi was arrested for allegedly making derogatory comments against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a city court granted him bail. He was arrested following a complaint at Burtolla Police station at about 10.30 pm on Friday.

The Court granted bail to Bagchi on a personal bond of ₹1,000 and on the condition that he will present himself before the investigating officer once every week.

The arrest triggered protests by Congress workers who held demonstrations inside the Court premises and on the streets.

Bagchi had said that police personnel had reached his house at 3 am in the morning. “The police will have to understand that they are answerable to the law and not to the Chief Minister,” Senior Advocate and CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya said.

Several Opposition parties in the State criticised the arrest and questioned the “hyperactive” police behaviour including the veracity of the charges. Some leaders from Trinamool Congress, including party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, expressed opinions against the arrest.

The arrest also came two days after the Congress won the Sagardighi by poll defeating the Trinamool Congress.