Journalist Files FIR Against TMC's Ananta Deb Adhikari For Slapping
TMC legislator Ananta Deb Adhikari has been booked for allegedly slapping a journalist, Somnath Chakraborty, on January 5 after the latter wrote news report on the former's criticism of Zila Parishad. As per Chakraborty, he was attacked during a gymnasium's inauguration in Mainaguri ares of Jalpaiguri district. Adhikari denied the allegations, albeit he accepted that the news report had made him angry. Reportedly, the journalists also took out a protest march in Mainaguri.