Abhishek moves Cal HC, urges quashing of poll speech FIR

Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee approached the bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya of the Calcutta High Court on Monday seeking quashing of an FIR over alleged inflammatory comments made in the run-up to the assembly polls.The FIR was lodged based on a complaint filed by one Rajib Sarkar at Baguiati police station on May 5, a day after the election result was declared. The complainant claimed that Banerjee's speeches were aimed at Union home minister Amit Shah.