The record
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- Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra alleged that BJP workers threw eggs at her during a visit to her Krishnanagar constituency on Wednesday.
- Mahua Moitra posted a video on X making the claim and said she faced the incident 'as a freedom fighter faced bullets'.
- The remark referenced a Supreme Court observation by Justice Dipankar Datta last month, who had told Mahua Moitra she should not fear eggs when freedom fighters took bullets.
- Mahua Moitra alleged the eggs were thrown despite her having informed the West Bengal Police in advance.
- The incident matters because Mahua Moitra says similar egg-throwing has happened before in July and claims police repeatedly refuse to act against the attackers.
What to watch next
- Any action by West Bengal Police on Mahua Moitra's complaint about the egg-throwing.
- Possible response or clarification from BJP or the Supreme Court judge involved.
- Whether police protection changes for Mahua Moitra's future constituency visits.
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Mahua Moitra
TMC MP
2 quotes · 1 outlet
“the judiciary in India is today turning out to be our Constitution’s greatest threat.”
In the article
…gets interim bail in Jantar Mantar assault case Mahua shared the video on her X timeline and wrote that Swatantra is back on his “shikaar”. She also criticised the court order granting bail to the influencer, saying, “ the judiciary in India is today turning out to be our Constitution’s greatest threat. Am calling it out. Satyameva Jayate.” HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the video or establish whether it is recent. What has Swatantra said in the alleged latest video after bail? The right-wing…
“Big shout out to Hon’ble Justice Dipankar Datta. MiLord. BJP workers, with their help, pelted eggs at me. True to your advice, I faced them as a freedom fighter faced bullets”
In the article
…her visit to her constituency for a meeting’, and she faced the incident like 'freedom fighters faced bullets'. Mahua alleged that eggs were thrown at her despite having informed the West Bengal Police about it. “ Big shout out to Hon’ble Justice Dipankar Datta. MiLord. BJP workers, with their help, pelted eggs at me. True to your advice, I faced them as a freedom fighter faced bullets ,” Moitra said. Last month, a SC bench of justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu had reprimanded Mahua when she filed a plea seeking permission to join police interrogation through video conferencing in a case over her…
Swatantra Bhardwaj
self-styled influencer
1 quote · 1 outlet
“Un log ka jo attack hua hai, uska badla lene ke liye ek Brahmin sher hai, uska naam hai Swatantra Bhardwaj.”
In the article
…‘BJP workers pelt eggs’ on her He then refers to Aazad Samaj Party chief Chandrashekhar and says: “Tumhara jo baap hai, Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan, usko jaake message pahuncha dena.” The speaker subsequently says: “ Un log ka jo attack hua hai, uska badla lene ke liye ek Brahmin sher hai, uska naam hai Swatantra Bhardwaj. Aake takra lena.” Delhi court grants three-week bail to Swatantra A Delhi court granted three weeks of interim bail to Bhardwaj on September 15 in the alleged assault of the father of a CJP activist during a protest at…
Dipankar Datta
Supreme Court justice
1 quote · 1 outlet
“You are a member of Parliament? Having taken the plunge into politics, you fear eggs? When our freedom fighters have taken bullets on their chest? These are applications that should not come before this court at all”
In the article
…over her allegedly provocative Facebook posts, telling her that having “taken the plunge into politics”, she could not shy away from appearing before investigators merely because she feared eggs being hurled at her. “ You are a member of Parliament? Having taken the plunge into politics, you fear eggs? When our freedom fighters have taken bullets on their chest? These are applications that should not come before this court at all ,” the bench had remarked while declining to interfere with an order of the Calcutta high court directing Moitra to appear before the investigating officer in person. This is not the first time eggs have been hurled at…
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- Mahua Moitra security risk· immediate
- Judiciary public scrutiny· days
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Named India · Chandrashekhar Azad · Krishnanagar · West Bengal · West Bengal Police · Aazad Samaj Party · Bharatiya Janata Party · Citizens for Justice and Peace · Dipankar Datta · Mahua Moitra · Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler · Sheel Nagu · Supreme Court of India
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