Moitra writes to LS Speaker on late-night circuit house eviction order

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on August 15, seeking his intervention after she was ordered to vacate her allotted room at a government circuit house in her Krishnanagar constituency late the previous night. The incident, which occurred on August 14, has drawn support from several opposition leaders and raised concerns about the security of women parliamentarians.

According to Moitra and multiple reports, she arrived at the Nadia district circuit house in Krishnanagar at approximately 6:15 pm on August 14 and was assigned her usual room. Dinner was served to her in the room at about 9:20 pm. At 9:47 pm, she received a phone call from the Nadia additional district magistrate asking her to vacate the premises. At 10:52 pm, she received a WhatsApp message containing an official order stating the circuit house would be unavailable from the evening of August 14 onward for annual maintenance, with only reservations confirmed before August 13 exempted from the directive.

Moitra alleged that after she declined to leave, a large crowd gathered outside the circuit house gates and raised slogans, including "Jai Shree Ram." She characterized the...