A case has been filed in opposition to Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for a social media put up on Nationwide Fee for Ladies (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma.
The Krishnanagar MP, who was disqualified from the Lok Sabha final yr, had made a comment response to movies of the NCW chief assembly ladies injured within the Hathras stampede the place over 120 folks have been killed.
The FIR has been registered in opposition to the MP by the Cyber Unit of the Delhi Police Particular Cell. The FIR has been registered in opposition to her underneath Part 79 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) of the just lately carried out prison legislation, in keeping with Aaj Tak.
The NCW had taken suo moto cognizance of the derogatory comment made by TMC MP Mahua Moitra in opposition to its chairperson Rekha Sharma and sought an FIR in opposition to Moitra.
Moitra, whereas commenting on a video posted on X exhibiting Rekha Sharma’s arrival on the stampede web site, wrote, “She is just too busy holding up her boss’s pajamas.” The X put up was later deleted by the TMC chief.
“The crude remarks are outrageous and a violation of a lady’s proper to dignity. The Fee noticed that this comment attracts Part 79 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023,” the NCW mentioned in a put up on X.
“The NCW mentioned it strongly condemns the defamatory remarks and requests strict motion in opposition to Moitra. An FIR must be registered in opposition to Moitra and an in depth motion report must be communicated to the Fee inside 3 days,” the NCW wrote.
Come on @DelhiPolice please take motion instantly on these suo moto orders. Am in Nadia in case you want me within the subsequent 3 days to make a fast arrest.
I Can Maintain My Personal Umbrella . https://t.co/pXvRSVSzxa
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) July 5, 2024
Reposting the NCW’s put up on X, Moitra mentioned, “Come on Delhi Police, please take motion instantly on these suo moto orders. Am in Nadia in case you want me within the subsequent three days to make a fast arrest.”
In an obvious jibe on the NCW chief, she mentioned, I Can Maintain My Personal Umbrella.
Additionally @DelhiPolice when you’re at it could you please register an FIR in opposition to one other serial offender underneath your new Act.
I Can Maintain My Outdated Umbrella pic.twitter.com/QE6iCT0fU4
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) July 5, 2024
In one other put up, Moitra shared a number of screenshots of the posts made by Sharma, and mentioned an FIR also needs to be lodged in opposition to these posts. “Additionally Delhi Police, when you’re at it could you please register an FIR in opposition to one other serial offender underneath your new Act,” she mentioned.
The put up included screenshot of a put up the place Sharma made remarks on Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi calling them dumb. In one other put up, Sharma mentioned, Mahatma Gandhi could not be an excellent son how we name him father of nation