Press Council of India chief Markendey Katju on Sunday accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of being “totally dictatorial, intolerant and whimsical”. The criticism of Ms Banerjee came after the arrest of a man who asked her a question during a rally.
The PCI chief said the arrest of Siladitya Chowdhury was nothing but “blatant misuse” of state machinery and a “flagrant violation” of constitutional and human rights. “Her action is most undemocratic to say the least, and is totally undeserving of being a political leader in a democratic country,” he said in a statement.
Referring to his earlier statement, he said, “I thought one should see good points in a person’s personality also. But now I have chan-ged my opinion and believe that she is totally undeserving to be a political leader in a democratic country li-ke India since she has no respect for the constitutional and civil rights of citizens and is totally dictatorial, into-lerant and whimsical.”