IndiaThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has filed police complaints against Bengali actor Sreelekha Mitra, demanding her arrest over a poster she was holding during a student-led protest in Kolkata. The protest, held on July 24 in the Esplanade area, was related to allegations of a leaked NEET examination paper and calls for the resignation of then Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who later resigned. The poster allegedly featured an offensive image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP claims the display of the poster was disrespectful and violated laws under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including sections related to provoking breaches of peace and defamation. Mitra responded by stating she attended the protest to show solidarity with students and claimed she could not clearly see the content of the poster due to not wearing her glasses and being subjected to a baton charge by police.
Bias read (Conservative): The article frames the incident as a violation of laws and public order, emphasizing the BJP's legal actions against Mitra. The language used by the BJP's complaint highlights the perceived disrespect towards the Prime Minister and invokes specific legal provisions to justify the charges. While Mitr
