Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra booked by Delhi Police for allegedly derogatory post about NCW chief
On Friday, the National Commission for Women had filed a police complaint against Moitra and sought an action taken report within three days.
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Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has been booked by the Delhi Police for her allegedly derogatory social media post about National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma, PTI reported on Sunday.
The Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal’s Krishnanagar was booked for work, gesture or act intending to outrage modesty of a woman, under section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, The Indian Express reported.
On Friday, the National Commission for Women had filed a police complaint against Moitra for her allegedly derogatory remarks about Sharma.
The Opposition MP had on Thursday commented on a video on posted on social media platform X showing the commission’s chief visiting the site of a stampede in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras. The video showed an assistant holding an umbrella over Sharma while it rained.
Journalist Nidhi Razdan had reacted to the video on the platform asking: “Why can’t she carry her own umbrella?”
Replying to Razdan’s post, Moitra had commented: “She’s too busy holding up her boss’s pajamas.”
Moitra later deleted the post.
On Friday, the National Commission for Women stated: “These [Moitra’s] remarks violate women’s dignity and attract Section 79 [word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of women] of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.”
The National Commission for Women also sought an action taken report from the Delhi Police within three days.
The statutory body, which comes under the purview of the Union government,...
