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Mamata insulted national anthem: BJP leader

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MUMBAI: A Mumbai BJP unit functionar­y has alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee showed disrespect to national anthem during her visit to the city, and demanded that an FIR be registered against her. Mumbai BJP unit secretary Vivekanand Gupta wrote to city Police Commission­er Hemant Nagrale alleged, “The act of Banerjee abruptly stopping the national anthem amounts to showing utter disrespect to it. She committed an offence under section 3 of Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act-1971.” He did not specify the event pertaining to the alleged incident.

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