Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday condemned allegations of egg throwing at Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in West Bengal and accused the BJP of creating an atmosphere of political violence.
Yadav, whose party has 37 MPs in the Lok Sabha, also urged the judiciary and the Speaker to pay immediate attention to the matter, describing the incident as “deeply reprehensible”.
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Moitra allegedly faced protests by BJP workers who pelted her with eggs during a visit to Nadia district in West Bengal.
Reacting to the incident in a post on
“The people of the country are very angry and upset at this negative and aggressive behaviour,” Yadav said.
He further claimed that even BJP leaders and workers are against such attacks as they fear similar incidents could happen against them in states where the party is not in power or after it loses power.
“Top BJP leaders may remain protected within their security cover, but ordinary party workers will be left to face public anger on the streets,” he claimed.
He said the Lok Sabha Speaker should take cognizance of the matter immediately, describing the incident as “extremely reprehensible”.
He also shared a video of Moitra along with his post.
Moitra had on Wednesday alleged that BJP workers threw eggs and raised slogans against her during a protest outside the headquarters of party MLA Alifa Ahmed in Nadia district.
Moitra had gone to Palachi in Kaliganj to attend a TMC meeting at Ahmed’s residence when a group of protesters allegedly gathered outside and shouted slogans of “come back” and “chorus”. Protesters also allegedly threw eggs at her.
“After the change of government in the state, law and order has collapsed. The police administration has become a mute spectator. The BJP has now planned to attack me. These are not ordinary people, they are BJP workers,” she alleged.
