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Mahua Moitra summoned in Bengal over alleged communal social-media remarks
Police in West Bengal have asked politician Mahua Moitra to answer questions.
The questioning concerns a post she made on X, formerly known as Twitter.
A person complained that the post might increase tension between religious communities.
The complaint was filed in Diamond Harbour.
Moitra has been asked to appear on Saturday morning.
Police sources said the case includes some serious, non-bailable legal provisions.
Her post said Muslim government officers were deliberately left out of an event attended by Amit Shah.
The case comes during a period of political tension for her party in West Bengal.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra has been summoned by Diamond Harbour cybercrime police.
She is expected to appear for questioning at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The case followed a complaint alleging one of her X posts could promote communal discord.
Police sources said the case includes provisions with non-bailable sections.
Moitra’s September 1 post alleged Muslim state officials were excluded from an Amit Shah event.
- Who
- TMC MP Mahua Moitra and Diamond Harbour cybercrime police; the complaint was filed by a Diamond Harbour resident.
- What
- Moitra was summoned for questioning in a case alleging that an X post could promote communal discord.
- Where
- The matter is being handled by the Diamond Harbour district police’s cybercrime department in West Bengal.
- When
- She was asked to appear at 11 a.m. on Saturday; the cited post was published on September 1.
- Why
- Police said the case followed a complaint about Moitra’s social-media post concerning the alleged exclusion of Muslim state-administration officials from an Amit Shah event.
Key facts
- Person summoned
- Mahua Moitra, Member of Parliament for Krishnanagar
- Police department
- Diamond Harbour district police’s cybercrime department
- Questioning time
- 11 a.m. on Saturday
- Complaint basis
- An allegation that an X post had the potential to promote communal discord
- Legal status
- Police sources said the case includes non-bailable sections
- Referenced post
- A September 1 post alleging Muslim state-administration officials were excluded from an event attended by Amit Shah
- Political context
- The development came amid heightened political tensions in West Bengal and reported organisational rupture within the TMC after its Assembly election defeat
Quotes
Senior police official
A senior official familiar with the Diamond Harbour cybercrime case
“The case was registered following a complaint by a resident of Diamond Harbour, who alleged that a post made by Moitra on her X handle had the potential to promote communal discord. She has been summoned by the Diamond Harbour district police's cybercrime department on Saturday.”
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Sources
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