The Bharatiya Janata Party slammed Madan Mitra's remarks and said it was “victim-blaming, plain, and vile.”

The ECI's move aims to strengthen the electoral process to evolve in line with the established legal framework.

The incident occurred in the Kaliaganj area under the Kaliachak police station limits when TMC local committee president Bakul Sheikh and other party workers were attending a programme.

Congress and AAP are part of the INDIA bloc at the national level but they are contesting against each other in the Delhi polls.