Kolkata: Stating that it is not the time to do politics as she is also working to ensure the safety of people forgetting her differences of opinion with the Centre, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that steps need to be taken to avoid spreading of fake news in connection with COVID-19. In the same breath, Banerjee directed the police to take stringent measures against those spreading the same.
"This is not the time for doing politics. I also have many differences of opinion with the Centre. But now the first priority is to work to save the lives of people," Banerjee said, urging the media to serve news sensibly so that it does not create panic among people.
Asking police to file a case in this connection, she told the Commissioner of Police (CP), Kolkata, Anuj Sharma to take strict action against any person who will be found spreading rumour or fake news. She alleged that several bits of fake information are being spread using the name of media houses, which should be looked into.