EC bans BJP's Mahadev Sarkar from campaigning for 48 hrs

The Election Commission on Friday banned West Bengal BJP leader Mahadev Sarkar from campaigning for 48 hours, starting 4 pm on Friday, for allegedly making sexist remarks against TMC leader Mahua Moitra. According to Moitra's petition, Sarkar had said that she has forgotten Indian culture. He also reportedly described "shame" as a woman's ornament and suggested that Moitra was shameless.