Mahua Moitra

TMC likely to caution MP Mahua Moitra after Goddess Kali remark row

Facing opposition flak over party MP Mahua Moitra's controversial remarks on Goddess Kali, the Trinamool Congress leadership on Wednesday said it in no way supports the comments

PM Modi's visit: From seas to stars, technology seals India-US ties

PM Modi's visit: From seas to stars, technology seals India-US ties

Only BJP members allowed to speak in Parliament, says TMC MP Mahua Moitra

In a tweet on Thursday, TMC MP Mahua Moitra said that Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla was allowing 'only BJP' ministers to speak in the parliament

TMC only alternative to BJP: Mohua Moitra hits back at Rahul Gandhi

The TMC MP's remarks came in response to Rahul's claim on Wednesday that the ruling party in West Bengal was contesting the Meghalaya Assembly polls to 'help' the BJP win

Pralhad Joshi seeks apology after Mahua Moitra uses offensive word in Parl

She allegedly used some unparliamentary language regarding BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri as per the eyewitnesses. After which, BJP MPs started a ruckus in the Lower House

MPs should not write about Speaker on Twitter, says Om Birla in Parliament

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday cautioned MPs for writing against him on Twitter and asked them not to do so. Birla did not take the name of any MP but his remarks in Lok Sabha came immediately after Trinamool Congress member Mahua Moitra raised an issue related to the Civil Aviation Ministry. "Some members sometimes write on Twitter that the speaker does not give opportunity to the members to speak. Please keep in mind that the members should not write on Twitter about the speaker. That would be good," he said during Question Hour.

ASI ordered demolition of illegal construction at Old Goa: Mahua Mitra

Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Friday said Union Minister G Kishan Reddy had informed that the Archeological Survey of India has ordered the demolition of a controversial structure in Old Goa. Activists in the coastal state have been protesting for a long time now claiming a bungalow being built close to UNESCO protected monuments in the area was allegedly illegal. "Very happy our efforts paid off and illegal construction of bungalow in heritage site in Old Goa stopped. Thank you @kishanreddybjp and Save Old Goa Action Committee (SOGCA)," Moitra tweeted on Friday. Moitra also tweeted a letter in which Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Reddy has stated "the ASI has issued a demolition order against the illegal construction on 16.08.2022 under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958". The letter acknowledged Moitra had raised the issue about "illegal construction in protected area of Chapel of St Cajetan, Goa" on ...

Kolkata BJP women cell demands Mahua Moitra's arrest for Kali comments

The Mahila Morcha members of the saffron party said police did not take any cognisance of the complaint they filed on July 6.

BJP questions if TMC will suspend Mahua Moitra over remarks on Goddess Kali

The BJP on Tuesday attacked Trinamool Congress for not taking action against its MP Mahua Moitra for her controversial remarks on Goddess Kali, and asked whether the party would suspend her.

BJP not deity custodians, shouldn't teach Bengalis worship of Kali: Moitra

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who has been facing flak from the BJP over her recent controversial comments on Goddess Kali, asserted that the saffron party is not the custodian of Hindu deities

BJP not custodian of Hindu deities, says Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra

The BJP can't impose its views, based on ways of worshipping deities in North India, on people of other parts of the country who have different rituals: Moitra

Mahua Moitra wasn't trying to offend: Tharoor weighs on Goddess Kali row

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has come out in defence of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra backing her on her comments on goddess Kali which led to a huge controversy in West Bengal.

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra unfollows party's official Twitter handle

Distancing herself further from her party, Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member, Mahua Moitra, on Wednesday, reportedly unfollowed the official Twitter handle of the party.

MP: FIR registered against TMC MP Moitra for remark about Goddess Kali

Police in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday registered a case against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra over her remark about Goddess Kaali.

BJP demands arrest of TMC MP Mahua Moitra for remarks on Goddess Kali

The Bengal BJP leadership sought the arrest of TMC MP Mahua Moitra for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus with her controversial remarks on Goddess Kali

Mahua Moitra sparks row on Goddess Kaali, BJP demands apology for 'insult'

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra on Tueday said, "For me, Goddess Kali is a meat-eating and alcohol-accepting goddess"

Govt may amend sedition law instead of revoking it: TMC MP Mahua Moitra

Senior TMC leader Mahua Moitra, who has been at the forefront in fighting against the sedition law, claimed the BJP-led Centre is not keen on revoking the draconian legislation but may amend it

Inform me if anyone tries to extort money in TMC's name: Mahua Moitra

There is no need to be afraid of anyone, no matter how influential the person is; the law will take its own course, said TMC MP Mahua Moitra

Mahua Moitra slams the move to ban meat during Navratri in Parliament

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday hit out at the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for the closure of meat shops during the nine-day period of the Navaratri festival

TMC-MGP alliance to fight Goa polls with CM face: Mahua Moitra

The Mamata Banerjee-led party has tied up with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Goa's oldest regional outfit