An FIR was registered on Friday against BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya over a social media post that allegedly had the potential to disturb communal harmony and misrepresent the political situation in West Bengal, police sources said.
The complaint was lodged by a resident of Narendrapur in South 24-Parganas, who objected to a post shared by Malviya on his X handle.
In the post, Malviya referred to recent incidents of violence and unrest in Bangladesh and subsequently drew a comparison with the law-and-order situation in West Bengal, describing the state’s trajectory as “dangerous.”
“The pattern unfolding in Bangladesh is unmistakable: attacks on media houses, journalists, and cultural centres, carried out under Islamist pressure and intimidation. This is a warning. This is exactly how societies unravel when extremism is appeased and lawlessness is normalised. It is also why the trajectory of West Bengal under Mamata Banerjee is deeply worrying,” Malviya wrote on his X handle.
According to the complainant, the post was insulting to the state and its elected government, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). “Years of political patronage, erosion of institutions, and selective silence have pushed Bengal onto a dangerous path. If Mamata Banerjee’s decrepit regime continues beyond 2026, the consequences for Bengal will be irreversible,” BJP’s Bengal observer wrote in his social media post. The complaint alleged that such remarks could mislead the public and adversely affect communal harmony.
Separately, the Trinamool Congress also filed a police complaint against Malviya. TMC state general secretary Tanmoy Ghosh said the party viewed the remarks as inflammatory and politically motivated. The complaint alleged that Malviya attempted to draw parallels between Islamist violence in Bangladesh and governance in West Bengal, a comparison the party described as misleading and irresponsible. “Amit Malviya’s reckless commentary on foreign relations isn’t just partisan filth- it directly undermines India’s sovereignty and diplomacy…Is this the reward for that responsibility- being attacked by @BJP4India’s spokesperson who treats diplomacy like street politics?,” Ghosh wrote.
In his post, Malviya referred to the vandalism of Chhayanaut Bhavan, a prominent cultural institution in Dhaka, describing it as part of a broader pattern of attacks on cultural and media institutions in Bangladesh. Calling the incident a “warning,” he argued that societies deteriorate when extremism is appeased and lawlessness becomes normalised. He then extended this argument to West Bengal, alleging institutional erosion and political patronage under the state government.
Responding to the allegations, Tanmoy Ghosh said the Trinamool Congress and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had consistently supported the Union government on matters of national interest and foreign relations, irrespective of political differences. He accused Malviya of attempting to manipulate public opinion for electoral gain and warned that politicising sensitive international developments could harm the country’s interests.
The registration of the FIR comes amid escalating political tensions between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress ahead of crucial elections, with both parties locked in a sharp exchange of accusations over governance, law and order, and the limits of free speech.
