A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, for alleged "objectionable" remarks she made against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
According to a police official, a case was filed against Moitra at the Mana police station on Saturday, following a complaint from a local resident. The charges have been registered under sections 196 and 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which relate to promoting enmity between different groups and making assertions prejudicial to national integration.
Moitra sparked controversy after she allegedly said that if Amit Shah fails to stop infiltration from Bangladesh, "the first thing you should do is cut Amit Shah's head and put it on your table." She reportedly made the statement while speaking to journalists in West Bengal's Nadia district on Thursday.
The TMC MP alleged that the Union government was shirking its responsibilities on border security.
The police official stated that the complainant, Gopal Samanto, alleged that Moitra’s remarks were both objectionable and unconstitutional. The complaint also highlighted that a large number of Bangladeshi refugees were settled in the Mana Camp area of Raipur in 1971 and that Moitra’s statement has created fear among them. It was claimed that such remarks could provoke anger from other communities against them.
Also read: Mahua Moitra moves SC against EC's voter roll revision in Bihar
Follow us
