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Moitra alleged that the administration was repeatedly calling and messaging her to leave despite having initially allotted her the room.
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra. (PTI file photo)
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday alleged that the Nadia district administration in West Bengal ordered her to vacate a room at the Krishnanagar Circuit House late at night, hours after she had checked in.
Moitra said she arrived at around 6:30 pm and was allotted the room she usually stays in. She claimed dinner was served at 9:20 pm, before she received a call at 9:47 pm asking her to leave.
‘Jai Shree Ram’ Chants Outside
In a video posted on X, Moitra said she was later sent a formal order asking her to vacate the room. She also claimed a “huge crowd” had gathered outside the Circuit House and was shouting “Jai Shree Ram” with an intent to intimidate her.
“Supreme Court asked me to face bullets so here I am … not backing down,” she wrote.
Huge crowd outside Krishnagar Circuit House shouting “Jai Shree Ram” while district administration calling/messaging me repeatedly to vacate room. Supreme Court asked me to face bullets so here I am … not backing down pic.twitter.com/1o0GmywXg8— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) August 14, 2026
Moitra alleged that the administration was repeatedly calling and messaging her to leave despite having initially allotted her the room. She said she refused to vacate and accused the authorities of trying to harass her.
“The room was given to me in a properly made up manner and I was even served my dinner here. I moved in at around 6.15 pm and since 10 o’clock the district administration is sending me messages to vacate the room,” Moitra said in the video.
“I told them that I am obviously not going to move out and now I have received an order from the district authorities asking me to move out,” she said in the message, which she claimed was recorded around 11 pm.
Moitra Cites Court Protection
“The Supreme Court had asked me to face the people on the ground like a freedom fighter and I am doing just that,” Moitra said, declaring her resolve to not back down.
Moitra was referring to the apex court’s observations in connection with a petition she moved seeking protection from the crowd culture of repeated attacks and pelting of eggs at TMC leaders.
“The Calcutta High Court had told me that the district administration would provide me protection, and yet it is the same authority that’s ordering me to move out and harass me,” she said.
Moitra also posted the order she received from the Nezarath deputy collector of Nadia.
“In view of facilitating the annual maintenances cum upkeep and cleaning arrangements, the Nadia circuit house (at Krishnanagar) shall not be available for service from the evening of August 14, 2026 till further orders,” the purported order stated.
“Reservations already confirmed prior to 13th August, 2026 only shall be exempted from the general purview of this order,” it added.
No immediate response on the development was received from the Nadia district authorities
(With inputs from PTI)
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Ask News18The incident has triggered a political row, and similar incidents involving Mahua Moitra have intensified political debate in the state. However, the sources do not explicitly state whether this specific incident will impact upcoming elections.
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