Kolkata, July 2 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday welcomed the Calcutta High Court's observations on protecting the dignity and fundamental rights of accused persons, saying that public parading, egg attacks and other forms of humiliation violate the rule of law and constitutional guarantees.

In a post on X, Banerjee said the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed before the Calcutta High Court challenged practices that subjected accused persons to public humiliation and degrading treatment.

"Through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), we approached the Hon'ble Calcutta High Court to highlight the violation of the fundamental rights of accused persons. In our petition, we submitted that forcing accused individua...