Murshidabad: Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from Sagardighi, Bayron Biswas, has threatened to file a case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT cell head Amit Malviya for sharing an edited video clip of his midnight outburst at the Jangipur strong room. The incident pertains to allegations regarding CCTV visibility and an alleged blackout of LCD screens during vote counting.
Background of the Incident
Late Thursday night, Biswas was seen venting frustration over reports from party workers that the CCTV feed displayed on an external LCD screen had gone black twice, allegedly for 17 and 20 minutes. In his emotional outburst, he claimed that not only he in Sagardighi, but also Amirul Islam in Farakka and Jakir Hossain in Jangipur, would lose the elections.
Trinamool's Complaint to the Election Commission
Following the incident, Trinamool Congress filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC), alleging that BJP shared a 27-second edited clip from a longer 5.28-minute video, taking Biswas's interview out of context. The party asserted that the edited video misrepresented the candidate's statements.
Biswas's Clarification and Legal Threat
In a video statement later, Biswas clarified: "I was hyper on Thursday night and emotionally oversaid something. There is no disputing the fact that Trinamool will win 200-plus seats in Bengal. I will also file a case against Amit Malviya for sharing an edited video." This comes days after TMC's Birbhum leader Anubrata Mondal had also alleged that an edited video of him was shared by BJP.
BJP's Response
Amit Malviya, in a post on social media, referenced Mondal's video and stated: "In an epic admission, after TMC neta Anubrata Mondal said the party could hardly win 15–16 seats in the first phase of elections, TMC's Sagardighi candidate Bayron Biswas has now declared that he is going to lose. He also listed the names of TMC candidates (including sitting MLAs) who are likely to lose."
The political slugfest continues as the Election Commission reviews the complaints. Both parties are gearing up for the upcoming phases of polling in West Bengal.
