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.
Later in the day, TMC MP Moitra hit back at the BJP over the row surrounding her alleged remark on Union home minister Shah.
In a post on X, she wrote: "Modus operandi of BJP troll cell – pick one issue, give it to all resident twits (and an ‘a’ instead of an ‘i’ would be just as well) and make it ‘viral’ on social media. Today’s theme is Mahua Moitra’s Off With His Head metaphor. Long live my infamy, guys. Love it."
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.
On TMC MP's remark, BJP spokesperson RP Singh said, "Be it Mahua Moitra or Congress party - one party abuses PM's mother and the other party's leader says that Amit Shah should be beheaded. It shows their frustration. They know that they are going to lose Bihar and Bengal is next. So, such language is being used out of frustration."
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.
Later in the day, TMC MP Moitra hit back at the BJP over the row surrounding her alleged remark on Union home minister Shah.
In a post on X, she wrote: "Modus operandi of BJP troll cell – pick one issue, give it to all resident twits (and an ‘a’ instead of an ‘i’ would be just as well) and make it ‘viral’ on social media. Today’s theme is Mahua Moitra’s Off With His Head metaphor. Long live my infamy, guys. Love it."
Modus operandi of BJP troll cell - pick one issue, give it to all resident twits ( & an “a” instead of an “i” would be just as well) & make it “viral “ on social media. Today’s theme is Mahua Moitra’s Off With His Head metaphor. Long live my infamy, guys. Love it.
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) August 29, 2025
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.
On TMC MP's remark, BJP spokesperson RP Singh said, "Be it Mahua Moitra or Congress party - one party abuses PM's mother and the other party's leader says that Amit Shah should be beheaded. It shows their frustration. They know that they are going to lose Bihar and Bengal is next. So, such language is being used out of frustration."
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