Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also present at the programme, which was organised to kick off the West Bengal leg of the BJP’s membership drive

Mithun Chakraborty statement sparked a massive row after he referred to a pre-Lok Sabha election comment by the Trinamool's Humayun Kabir - who had threatened rival party workers on religious grounds,

Mithun Chakraborty, at a BJP event, warned that no one should attempt to intimidate the saffron party voters and called upon the booth-level workers of his party to resist any such attempts.

Bidhannagar Police filed an FIR on Wednesday against actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty, accusing him of delivering a provocative speech during a BJP event in North 24 Parganas district last month.

The complaint against actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty stems from a speech he delivered at a BJP event in Salt Lake's EZCC on October 27.