Lok Sabha MP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra's remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing him of failing to check infiltration from Bangladesh and allegedly stating his "head should be cut off and put on the table", has snowballed into a massive political row.
Moitra had apparently said if Amit Shah fails to stop infiltration from Bangladesh, he should be beheaded. She allegedly made the statement while speaking to reporters in West Bengal's Nadia district on the sidelines of an event on Thursday.
Her comments have drawn massive condemnation from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with various leaders making strong remarks against her. Party leader Pradeep Bhandari said that such remarks are “beyond politics, pure hate speech, drenched in venom."
In a post on X, he said, “Disgusting, Disgraceful! That line from Mahua Moitra is beyond politics, it is pure hate speech, drenched in venom. Her level has stooped this low under able guidance by Mamata Banerjee’s TMC!" he said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Moitra’s remarks against Shah were “unpardonable" and her party should apologise.
“This comment, which reveals the political malpractices of the Trinamool Congress, is an insult to every Indian who believes in democratic values. The Trinamool Congress should immediately apologise to the entire country for this indecent comment," he said.
BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya also hit out at the Lok Sabha MP and further accused her of mocking the Scheduled Caste Community. Posting a video on social media platform X, Malviya also claimed she has made shocking remarks against the Hindu community as well.
“All year you are Trinamooli, and during elections Sanatani?" she apparently said. The BJP inferred that it was an open declaration “that one cannot be a Hindu and a Trinamool supporter at the same time!"
TMC hits back
The TMC defended the Krishnanagar MP with state minister Sovon Deb Chattopadhyay saying, “Mahua is not a fool that she will disrespect certain community. It is the BJP who is disrespecting Bengalis. They are targeting Mahua as she is the most prominent voice against the BJP in parliament".
State minister Shashi Panja also objected to BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s alleged derogatory remark against Moitra.
Panja said that the BJP has a history of insulting women. “When Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to Bengal, he too had insulted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by mocking her with ‘Didi O Didi.’ But the people of Bengal gave a strong reply, and the BJP had to face defeat," she said.
An FIR has been lodged against the TMC MP in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur. Based on a complaint filed by a local resident, a case was registered against Moitra at the Mana police station on Saturday under sections 196 (promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.) and 197 (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), an official said.
(With inputs from agencies)
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