Kolkata, Nov. 14 -- Mamata All India Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by Kolkata Police for around four hours on Saturday over his alleged controversial remarks made on May 2, ahead of the assembly poll results announcement.

"Banerjee was summoned to Bhowanipore police station in connection with a case registered against him in May this year. He was questioned for a few hours," an officer said.

On May 2, while responding to a social media post by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya, the AITC MP from Diamond Harbour criticised the BJP in a post on X.

Malviya wrote: "The Diamond Harbour model crumbles."

Responding to this, Banerjee wrote: "Ten lifetimes won't be enough for you Bangla birdohi Gujarati g...