Poet's Arrest Warrant Sparks Controversy in West Bengal Ahead of Elections

Just 24 hours before the West Bengal Election 2026, Bengal witnessed an unprecedented situation. It is known that an arrest warrant was issued against poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay! Just before the elections, the court's order virtually took the state politics and culture by storm. It is known that the order to arrest the poet was issued in connection with a case that was several years old. Meanwhile, when the news of the arrest warrant against Srijato came to light, the commission was criticized by the learned circles of Bengal. But soon after, the commission said that the news was fake. According to sources, a case was filed in Krishnanagar court for hurting religious sentiments over the poet's'curse'poem before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. At that time, the protest of the Hindutva organizations and legal complications arose. Even while attending a program in Assam, he was harassed.