Key facts
- Mahua Moitra alleged egg-and-brinjal attack at her Krishnanagar MLA office
- Moitra livestreamed the incident
- She alleged attackers were 'BJP workers, not ordinary people'
- 'Chor' slogans raised at the scene
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra alleged on Tuesday that she was targeted with an egg-and-brinjal attack outside her MLA office in Krishnanagar, Nadia district, while also being met with 'chor' (thief) slogans from a crowd. In an unusual move, Moitra chose to livestream the incident, turning the confrontation into a real-time public broadcast that quickly spread across social media.
Moitra was pointed in her attribution, stating: 'These are BJP workers, not ordinary people,' directly accusing the ruling party at the Centre of orchestrating the attack. The BJP has not issued an immediate response to her allegations. The incident occurred at her official MLA office, making it a direct confrontation at a sitting legislator's place of work — a development that drew condemnation from TMC leaders.
The attack comes amid heightened political tensions in West Bengal, where Moitra has remained one of the most combative voices of the opposition even as she navigates her own political journey following her expulsion from the Lok Sabha over the cash-for-query case. Her return to prominence as a TMC MLA has made her a continued target of political opposition.
The decision to livestream the attack rather than retreat has been seen by supporters as a show of political defiance, while critics question the broader environment of political intimidation that the incident represents, regardless of who was responsible.