India, Sept. 13 -- West Bengal Congress general secretary Ashutosh Chatterjee on Sunday said he was summoned by the police over the alleged burning of a photograph of Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, during a protest over the preacher's comments regarding Durga Puja.

In a statement, Chatterjee said a notice from the Bhawanipur police station was served on him around 10 am, directing him to appear before the investigating officer in the case at 3 pm.

He said state Congress president Subhankar Sarkar had been informed about the development.

The case relates to a September 8 demonstration outside the Bhawanipur police station in south Kolkata over remarks made by Shastri about Bengalis, Bengal's culture and fo...