The Election Commission on Sunday banned BJP Bengal’s general secretary Sayantan Basu and Trinamul’s Arambagh candidate Sujata Mondal from campaigning for a day for their incendiary remarks. Both bans took effect from Sunday 7pm.

Basu hinted that the killing of four persons by the CISF in Sitalkuchi was the result of another murder. The EC said he violated clauses (1) & (4) of Part 1 of the model code of conduct with “highly provocative remarks....” Dalit leader Mondal made a disparaging remark on the BJP’s SC supporters and was told she violated clause (1) of Part 1 of the code by her comment that “could cause tension between different castes....”