Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL over Mamata's Bangladesh remarks

Kolkata, Sep 16 (UNI) The Calcutta High Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed over remarks made by former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee regarding Bangladesh during a political programme at Dharmatala on June 2. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Rabindranath V Ghuge on Wednesday dismissed the PIL after the state government submitted a report stating that no cognisable offence had been committed through Banerjee's remarks. The court had sought the state's report during the hearing of the petition on September 1. The PIL was filed by Abhratanu Sarkar, who alleged that Banerjee's comments referred to…