Kolkata, September 21, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Monday approached the Calcutta High Court, alleging that Nadia district police failed to arrest those responsible for an alleged egg attack on her in West Bengal’s Tehatta.
Moitra, who represents the Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency, moved the court after eggs were allegedly thrown at her while she was returning from a meeting in Tehatta.
A single-judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya admitted her petition but declined her request for an expedited hearing. The court directed that the matter be taken up according to the scheduled cause list.
The alleged incident took place last week after Moitra attended a party meeting in Tehatta. She later shared videos of the incident on social media and alleged that BJP office-bearers had surrounded the venue and targeted her convoy as she was leaving.
Moitra also referred to a recent observation by Supreme Court judge Justice Dipankar Datta that politicians should not be overly concerned about egg attacks when freedom fighters had faced bullets. She said she had faced the incident in the same spirit.
“BJP office bearers (NOT public) surrounded my meeting and pelted eggs as I left. Thank you, MiLord, for upholding our Constitutional protections,” Moitra said in a social media post.
However, BJP legislator from Tehatta Subrata Kobiraj denied any involvement of party workers in the incident.
Kobiraj alleged that the incident was the result of factionalism within the Trinamool Congress in Nadia district, claiming that the party was divided into groups, with one supporting Moitra and another opposing her.
“This was the result of factional conflict within Trinamool Congress. Here, one group is backing Moitra, while another is against her,” Kobiraj said, adding that the BJP had no role in the incident.
The allegations and counter-allegations come as the circumstances surrounding the alleged attack remain the subject of legal and political contention.
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