New Delhi: Chhattisgarh Police Saturday booked Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra for her remarks geared toward Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah.

The FIR was filed on the Mana Camp police station within the Raipur police district primarily based on a criticism from an area employee of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP), who alleged that for the primary time, a Member of Parliament, had ‘threatened’ a house minister.

Part 196 outlines the punishment for offences that promote enmity between totally different teams on grounds of faith, race, native land, residence, language, and so forth., and for acts prejudicial to the upkeep of concord. Part 197 offers with offences reminiscent of imputations and assertions prejudicial to nationwide integration.

Chatting with the press Thursday in West Bengal’s Nadia, Moitra had questioned the ruling BJP on the problem of infiltration, stating that the onus to curb cross-border infiltration is on the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs (MHA), underneath Shah. She stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave out a name towards cross-border infiltration in his Independence Day handle from the ramparts of the Pink Fort whereas Shah was standing within the first row and clapping.

“If we don’t have anybody to guard our borders, if residents of one other nation infiltrate in big numbers each single day, and if our residents complain that they’re seeing our moms and sisters in a nasty mild and the infiltrators are snatching their lands—then the very first thing it’s best to do is reduce Amit Shah’s head and put it in your desk,” she stated.

Including, in Bangla, “When the house ministry and residential minister can’t defend the borders of the nation, Prime Minister himself is saying infiltrators are taking a look at our moms and sisters in a nasty mild and taking away our lands, who’s at fault? The fault is ours or yours?”

Two days later, BJP’s Samanto approached the police, alleging Moitra had challenged the federal construction of the nation and that her assertion might spur hatred in the direction of the Bengali group within the nation.

“That is the primary time that an MP elected to the nation’s highest physique, Parliament, has given such a press release associated to lack of life towards the nation’s Dwelling Minister. This can be a warning to all peace-loving residents that whoever talks about Bangladeshi infiltration should pay the worth of their life. Sir, on this letter, I might additionally like to say that I actually come from the Bengal group and am pleased with the truth that our society has made an distinctive contribution within the nation’s freedom wrestle, artwork, literature and science, and so forth. and as a consequence of which our society is receiving particular love and respect in your complete area,” Samanto alleged within the criticism which shaped the premise of the FIR. 

“As a result of this assertion of Mahua Moitra, there’s a worry that hatred will come up among the many individuals in the direction of the Bengali group and in future, felony incidents towards the individuals of the Bengali group may enhance. Due to this fact, by instantly bringing such people earlier than the regulation of the nation, they need to be prevented from placing the lives of lakhs of individuals in danger for their very own political achieve. That is additionally an open problem to the Structure of the nation the place a democratically elected MP is speaking about damaging the federal construction of the nation,” he alleged.

ThePrint reached Moitra for remark by way of calls and textual content however had not obtained any response by the point of publication. This report will probably be up to date if and when a response is obtained.

Moitra had in a put up on X on 29 August termed these developments a marketing campaign towards her by the “BJP troll cell”.

Modus operandi of BJP troll cell – decide one challenge, give it to all resident twits ( & an “a” as a substitute of an “i” could be simply as nicely) & make it “viral “ on social media. Right this moment’s theme is Mahua Moitra’s Off With His Head metaphor. Lengthy stay my infamy, guys. Find it irresistible.

— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) August 29, 2025

(edited by Amrtansh Arora)

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