Lok Sabha Elections BJP Basirhat Candidate Rekha Patra Moves Women's Panel Over 'Breach' Of Privacy, TMC Clarifies

New Delhi: BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Basirhat, Rekha Patra, filed a complaint with the National Commission for Women against TMC candidate Debangshu Bhattacharyya, alleging a violation of her privacy, news agency PTI reported. In a letter addressed to the NCW, Patra highlighted an incident where Bhattacharyya, TMC's nominee from Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency and head of the party's social media cell, allegedly divulged Patra's personal information, including her phone number, bank account details, and participation in state- "Recently, through a post on Debangshu Bhattacharyya's Facebook account, the TMC candidate from Tamluk has shared the private details of my client, such as phone number, bank account details, Swasthya Sathi scheme details, as well as the Duare Sarkar scheme details, which is a clear violation of my client's right to privacy and an outrage to her modesty by making her personal details public," Patra's lawyer said in the letter, reported PTI. Bhattacharyya defended his actions asserting that Patra had availed herself of state- Patra acknowledged her enrollment in these schemes but asserted her right as a citizen of West Bengal to access state welfare initiatives. https://t.co/IGBODNZd7S — Rekha Sharma March 28, 2024 Meanwhile, TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose countered Sharma's remarks, highlighting a spelling error in her reference to Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal's Chief Minister.