Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has ignited a fresh political controversy with her comments on Union Home Minister Amit Shah. She accused him of not preventing infiltration from Bangladesh and reportedly said his “head should be cut off and put on the table.” The Bharatiya Janata Party quickly reacted, calling her comments “distasteful”, asking if this was the official position of the TMC.
Moitra said to the media at an event in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Thursday that the Union government was neglecting its responsibilities regarding border security. She said, “They are repeatedly talking about infiltrators, but the border of India is protected by five forces, and that is directly the Home Ministry’s responsibility.”
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day address, she claimed, “Standing at Red Fort, the PM himself said infiltrators are causing demographic changes. But even as he was saying this, his Home Minister was standing in the front row, smiling and clapping.”
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Moitra then launched a personal attack on Shah, declaring, “If we don’t have anyone to protect our borders, if people from another country are entering every day, if our citizens complain that infiltrators are eyeing our mothers and sisters and snatching our lands, then the first thing you should do is cut Amit Shah’s head and put it on your table.” The Krishnanagar MP also questioned who was at fault when the PM himself was admitting that “infiltrators are troubling our people.” Moitra, further, questioned why infiltration was continuing despite the presence of the Border Security Force along the frontier.
Her comments have triggered a furore, and the BJP has filed a complaint at the Kotwali police station in Krishnanagar. Local resident Sandeep Majumdar lodged the complaint, according to party sources.
While Moitra has yet to respond to the complaint, BJP leaders have described her comments as “deeply objectionable” and “an insult to democratic discourse.” BJP leader Rahul Sinha said, “The distasteful and objectionable remarks only reflect the mindset of the person and the TMC. We would like to know, is this the official line of the TMC, if not they must tender an apology and initiate action against Moitra.” The TMC has so far not reacted to her remarks.
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