“The National Commission for Women has taken suo moto cognizance of the derogatory remark made by Ms. Mahua Moitra, Member of Parliament, against Ms. Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, NCW. The crude remarks are outrageous and a violation of a woman’s right to dignity. The Commission observed that this remark attracts Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023. NCW strongly condemns these defamatory remarks and requests strict action against Ms. Moitra. An FIR should be registered against Ms. Moitra and a detailed action report should be communicated to the Commission within 3 days,” the NCW said in a post tagging Delhi Police.
Mahua seeks FIR against Rekha Sharma
However, the Trinamool leader remained defiant and undeterred by NCW’s FIR threat and launched a counter attack. She dared the Delhi Police to come to Nadia in West Bengal and arrest her.
“Come on @DelhiPolice please take action immediately on these suo moto orders. Am in Nadia in case you need me in the next 3 days to make a quick arrest. I Can Hold My Own Umbrella,” Mahua wrote on X, responding to NCW’s tweet on her remarks.
Later in a post on X, Moitra shared several screenshots of Rekha Sharma’s old remarks against various leaders like Arvind Kejriwal, Sonia Gandhi and Lalu Prasad. She called Rekha Sharma a “serial offender” and sought an FIR.
In reply to Moitra’s ‘I can hold my own umbrella’ tweet, Sharma put out a photo of the TMC MP with a person holding an umbrella for her. “See she can hold her own umbrella so nicely,” she wrote.
‘Manifestations of depraved mindset’
The BJP, meanwhile, reacted strongly to Mahua’s attack on the NCW chief. BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla called the TMC leader’s remarks disgusting and demanded that she should be sacked. “MP Mahua Moitra who justified & remained silent during Sandeshkhali, Chopra Talibani flogging , silent on Swati Maliwal now makes a disgusting comment at another women that too the NCW Chief! Imagine if a BJP MP had said this.. all hell would break loose!! MAHUA MOITRA SHOULD BE SACKED BY TMC!” the BJP leader said in a post on X.
“Will Priyanka Vadra,Rahul Gandhi, Kharge ji, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Chaturvedi, AAP call this out ? Will Mamata Didi act on her ? Nope ?? just like they remained silent on Sandeshkhali & Chopra,” Poonawalla said.
BJP leader Amit Malviya called it an example of the Trinamool leader’s “depraved mindset.” He also questioned if Mahua Moitra was speaking from her own experience. “Mamata Banerjee’s MP keeps it classy. Not sure if it is an acquired insight or lived. But #Sandeshkhali and Chopra are manifestations of this kind of depraved mindset,” Amit Malviya said in his post on X.
(With inputs from agencies)
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