16, 2026, TMC MP Mahua Moitra alleges that political rivals threw eggs at her convoy during a constituency meeting, in Krishnanagar, West Bengal. (@MahuaMoitra/X via PTI Photo) In this image posted on Sept.
Moitra alleged that seven to 10 BJP workers, including the local mandal president and the president and vice-president of the panchayat samiti, threw eggs at her after she came out of the first meeting of the day, even as police stood watching. On Sept 1, Calcutta High Court had directed police to deploy two personnel for a month to protect Moitra during her visits to her constituency, where eggs and stones have been pelted at her repeatedly since her party’s defeat in the assembly elections. On Sept 9, Moitra had written to Krishnanagar SP Atul V regarding her visit to Tehatta from Sept 15 to 17. On Sept 11, the SP wrote back stating she had been assigned a lady assistant sub-inspector to act as the nodal officer for her visit. Moitra did not face any trouble while reaching the meeting venue in Tehatta 1 block.
Earlier reporting noted: This is not the first time eggs have been hurled at Mahua in Bengal this year since TMC lost power in the state.
You can see, we are under police protection, and the court has said no one will throw eggs. “According to the court’s direction, four police personnel were with me. And when the right time comes, they will have to pay back,” the MP said. Denying his party’s involvement, Bengal BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar said, “Eggs being pelted at a woman… I condemn it if the claims are true. True to your advice, I faced them as a freedom fighter faced bullets,” Moitra said.
The local inspector in charge, Supriya Ranjan Maji, however, claimed he was unaware of any meeting. In a video message posted on X, Moitra could be heard saying: “We are at Tehatta party office. They brought eggs right in front of the police. Look at this, all of you. During the attack, more cops came, but instead of controlling the protesters, they forcibly put me into the car. This is what is happening in West Bengal! The high court has been saying this should not happen,” she added. An MP is being attacked with police doing nothing. And this is after a Calcutta HC order. But if they think they can intimidate and scare me, or my party workers off, they have picked the wrong person and the party. We will continue to fight. At the same time, it has to be seen whether she has made it all up. I don’t think BJP workers were involved in it. MiLord. BJP workers, with their help, pelted eggs at me. In July too, she had alleged that a group of people hurled eggs at a venue where she was meeting party workers in Bengal. She had blamed BJP workers for the incident at that time as well. Mahua has maintained that the police refuse to act even when she reaches out to them about these ‘attacks’.
Earlier reporting noted: “Big shout out to Hon’ble Justice Dipankar Datta. Tehatta: Eggs were thrown at Trinamool Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra in Tehatta on Wednesday after she arrived in her constituency to attend a party meeting. “It is important that people see what is happening in Bengal today.