NEW DELHI: TMC MP Mahua Moitra has lit a political powder keg with her explosive remark targeting Union home minister Amit Shah , allegedly saying his " head should be cut off ". The BJP condemned the statement as a "distasteful and hate remark," with the party lodging a complaint at Krishnanagar's Kotwali police station.
While speaking on the issue of illegal immigration along India’s eastern border, Moitra, addressing in Bengali, reportedly said: "Amit Shah’s head should be cut off and placed on the table."
However, there is no independent confirmation of the statement.
Meanwhile, the BJP hit back at TMC MP over her statement, calling it "distasteful and hate remarks" and asking whether it represented the TMC's official position.
Moitra, speaking to reporters in Nadia district during an event, accused the Union government of neglecting its responsibility on border security. "They are repeatedly talking about infiltrators; but the border of India is protected by five forces, and that is directly the Home Ministry's responsibility," she said.
She also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech. "Standing at Red Fort, the PM himself said infiltrators are causing demographic changes. But even as he was saying this, his Home Minister was standing in the front row, smiling and clapping," she added.
The BJP's West Bengal unit later amplified her comments on X, sharing Moitra's picture with the statement as its caption, while intensifying its attack on the TMC leader.
Defending Moitra, her TMC colleague Kunal Ghosh told PTI that the remark was symbolic. "Mahua Moitra's comment has no physical implications, nor did she intend to attack Union home minister Amit Shah. She was trying to make a symbolic statement, which did not translate well," he said.
While speaking on the issue of illegal immigration along India’s eastern border, Moitra, addressing in Bengali, reportedly said: "Amit Shah’s head should be cut off and placed on the table."
However, there is no independent confirmation of the statement.
Meanwhile, the BJP hit back at TMC MP over her statement, calling it "distasteful and hate remarks" and asking whether it represented the TMC's official position.
Moitra, speaking to reporters in Nadia district during an event, accused the Union government of neglecting its responsibility on border security. "They are repeatedly talking about infiltrators; but the border of India is protected by five forces, and that is directly the Home Ministry's responsibility," she said.
She also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech. "Standing at Red Fort, the PM himself said infiltrators are causing demographic changes. But even as he was saying this, his Home Minister was standing in the front row, smiling and clapping," she added.
The BJP's West Bengal unit later amplified her comments on X, sharing Moitra's picture with the statement as its caption, while intensifying its attack on the TMC leader.
Defending Moitra, her TMC colleague Kunal Ghosh told PTI that the remark was symbolic. "Mahua Moitra's comment has no physical implications, nor did she intend to attack Union home minister Amit Shah. She was trying to make a symbolic statement, which did not translate well," he said.
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