An FIR has been registered in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for her alleged “objectionable” remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
TMC'S Mahua Moitra and Home Minister Amit Shah (File Photos / ANI)
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Trinamool Congress legislator Mahua Moitra in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur in connection with her alleged derogatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, police said on Sunday.
Moitra has reportedly said that Amit Shah’s “head should be cut off” over his alleged failure to curb the infiltration of illegal Bangladeshi migrants into India.
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A video of Moitra’s interaction with reporters in Bengali has since gone viral, drawing sharp criticism from BJP leaders and prompting legal action. The Krishnanagar MP, while speaking to reporters in Nadia district, directly blamed the Home Ministry for lapses in border security.
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“If Indian borders cannot be protected and infiltrators are entering in hundreds, disrespecting our women and taking over our land, then Amit Shah’s head should be chopped off and placed on the table,” Moitra said, accusing the Union Home Minister of attempting to shift responsibility onto the Mamata Banerjee government.
Following her remarks, an FIR was lodged at the Mana Camp police station on August 30 under Sections 196 and 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), based on a complaint filed by a local resident, Gopal Samanto.
Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take punitive action against Moitra and demanded an apology.
In a post on X, he wrote: “The remark made by the Trinamool Congress MP against the Honourable Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah Ji is not only objectionable but also a serious criminal act. Such audacity to make such remarks would not be possible without the backing of the Trinamool Congress high command and Chief Minister Smt. Mamata Banerjee. Smt. Mamata Banerjee Ji should clarify whether she agrees with Mahua Moitra Ji’s statement or not. If she does not agree, then she should take punitive action against her party leader and apologise to the entire country for this act.”
माननीय केंद्रीय गृह एवं सहकारिता मंत्री श्री अमित शाह जी पर तृणमूल कांग्रेस की सांसद द्वारा की गई टिप्पणी न केवल आपत्तिजनक है बल्कि यह गंभीर आपराधिक कृत्य है। तृणमूल कांग्रेस की आलाकमान और मुख्यमंत्री सुश्री ममता बनर्जी के शह के बिना ऐसी टिप्पणियों का दुस्साहस करना सम्भव नहीं है।…
— Vishnu Deo Sai (@vishnudsai) August 30, 2025
Moitra was previously expelled from the Lok Sabha in December 2023 after the House accepted the Ethics Committee’s report on the “cash-for-query” charges against her.
The Trinamool Congress leadership has not yet issued an official response.
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