Mahua Moitra seeks Lok Sabha Speaker's intervention over alleged eviction bid from Circuit House
‘Any Women’s Reservation Bill seeking to bring in more women is a matter of jest unless your august office can protect the 74 women who have battled great odds to enter this House,’ the TMC MP writes in her letter to Om Birla
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has requested Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to intervene after the Nadia district administration allegedly attempted to force her to vacate her room at Circuit House. The MP claimed a large crowd gathered outside the property on Friday night, shouting "Jai Shri Ram" slogans after she refused to leave.
Moitra, who moved into the Circuit House for an overnight stay after a Parliament session, said she was entitled to stay there but was pressured to move out in the middle of the night by the district authorities. She accused the administration of violating her rights and raising questions about the safety and security accorded to women by the ruling dispensation.
Moitra stated she was planning to move a privilege motion in the Lok Sabha and considering seeking the Calcutta High Court's intervention. The TMC national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, criticized the incident as a reflection of "insecurity" of the Suvendu Adhikari administration. Opposition leaders, including Congress's Pawan Khera and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, also responded sharply to the alleged harassment.
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