Kolkata, July 5 : Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday filed a petition at the Calcutta High Court accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the run up to the panchayat polls, scheduled for July 8.

Despite the MCC being in place, Mamata Banerjee is participating at a mass-outreach programme christened 'Sorasori Mukhyomontri' (chief minister directly), wherein the people convey their grievances to the chief minister directly, he said in the plea.