TMC MP Mahua Moitra has been summoned by the Diamond Harbour cybercrime police regarding a case linked to a social media post she made. Authorities allege that the post could incite communal discord. This development was confirmed by police sources on Thursday.
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She has been summoned by the Diamond Harbour district police’s cybercrime department on Saturday,” a senior official said. “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. The Krishnanagar MP has been asked to appear before the cybercrime department at 11 am on Saturday for questioning, they said. On September 1, Moitra had posted on X alleging that Muslim officers in the state administration were deliberately kept out of a programme attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in north Bengal. The party’s 80-member legislative group had emerged as a key battleground, with 65 MLAs backing Ritabrata’s claim to the Leader of the Opposition’s post and rejecting the nominee supported by the Mamata Banerjee-led leadership.
Police have registered a case under provisions that include non-bailable sections, according to sources.
The latest case comes at a time when the opposition TMC and the ruling BJP are locked in a bitter political exchange over alleged discrimination on religious lines and the law-and-order situation in West Bengal.
