<p>Kolkata: Police complaints were lodged against 11 BJP MLAs of West Bengal charging them with disrespecting the national anthem during a sit-in on the assembly premises earlier this week.</p>.<p>Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sobhondeb Chatterjee said the complaints were lodged on behalf of the Trinamool Congress Legislature Party.</p>.<p>The TMC legislators led by party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were singing the national anthem on November 29 at the base of BR Ambedkar's statue before calling off a demonstration against the Centre's “discriminatory attitude” towards West Bengal.</p>.TMC to bring resolution in Assembly condemning 'violation of constitution' by Centre.<p>The state’s ruling party accused the BJP legislators of shouting anti-state government slogans and ringing bells while the anthem was sung barely 50 metres away.</p>.<p>The saffron party, however, asserted that even if the anthem was sung by TMC MLAs, it was being done in a very low volume, inaudible from their protest spot and alleged that efforts were on to frame them in fabricated charges.</p>.<p>"The BJP has shown scant respect to the national anthem and appropriate action is being initiated,” senior minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said.</p>.<p>Assembly Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay also said that appropriate steps would be taken.</p>.<p>An assembly secretariat source said the Hare Street police station has registered FIRs against 11 BJP MLAs in this connection.</p>.<p>Video footage of the alleged incident has been submitted to the police, the source said.</p>.<p>Asked to comment, senior BJP leader and Siliguri MLA Shankar Ghosh told <em>PTI</em> that they did not realise that the national anthem was being sung.</p>.<p>"Our protest against the TMC's dictatorship and corruption was continuing and we were just a little distance away from the Ambedkar statue. Even if it was sung, it was being done in a very low volume. Why? Did they forget the lyrics of the national anthem? We do not need to learn patriotism from the TMC," he said.</p>.<p>Ghosh, one of the BJP MLAs against whom FIRs were lodged, alleged that the TMC was trying to frame them in fabricated charges to divert the attention of the people.</p>.<p>The BJP's Darjeeling MLA, Neeraj Zimba, said, '"We could not hear any song. Our protests were on at that time but it seems the charges were deliberately made."</p>
<p>Kolkata: Police complaints were lodged against 11 BJP MLAs of West Bengal charging them with disrespecting the national anthem during a sit-in on the assembly premises earlier this week.</p>.<p>Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sobhondeb Chatterjee said the complaints were lodged on behalf of the Trinamool Congress Legislature Party.</p>.<p>The TMC legislators led by party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were singing the national anthem on November 29 at the base of BR Ambedkar's statue before calling off a demonstration against the Centre's “discriminatory attitude” towards West Bengal.</p>.TMC to bring resolution in Assembly condemning 'violation of constitution' by Centre.<p>The state’s ruling party accused the BJP legislators of shouting anti-state government slogans and ringing bells while the anthem was sung barely 50 metres away.</p>.<p>The saffron party, however, asserted that even if the anthem was sung by TMC MLAs, it was being done in a very low volume, inaudible from their protest spot and alleged that efforts were on to frame them in fabricated charges.</p>.<p>"The BJP has shown scant respect to the national anthem and appropriate action is being initiated,” senior minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said.</p>.<p>Assembly Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay also said that appropriate steps would be taken.</p>.<p>An assembly secretariat source said the Hare Street police station has registered FIRs against 11 BJP MLAs in this connection.</p>.<p>Video footage of the alleged incident has been submitted to the police, the source said.</p>.<p>Asked to comment, senior BJP leader and Siliguri MLA Shankar Ghosh told <em>PTI</em> that they did not realise that the national anthem was being sung.</p>.<p>"Our protest against the TMC's dictatorship and corruption was continuing and we were just a little distance away from the Ambedkar statue. Even if it was sung, it was being done in a very low volume. Why? Did they forget the lyrics of the national anthem? We do not need to learn patriotism from the TMC," he said.</p>.<p>Ghosh, one of the BJP MLAs against whom FIRs were lodged, alleged that the TMC was trying to frame them in fabricated charges to divert the attention of the people.</p>.<p>The BJP's Darjeeling MLA, Neeraj Zimba, said, '"We could not hear any song. Our protests were on at that time but it seems the charges were deliberately made."</p>