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Mahua Moitra is one of the most well-known national figures from the Trinamool Congress. Known for her outstanding speeches in the Lok Sabha, Mahua Moitra has been a most vocal critic of the policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre. Apart from being a Member of Parliament, she is also the party president of Nadia district, which has 17 Assembly seats. In this interview to Frontline , Mahua Moitra talks about the electoral battle ahead and the Trinamool’s chances of coming back to power for a third consecutive term. “I truly believe this is a fight of good against evil and that we are fighting a battle for India,” she said. Excerpts: What are the chances of the Trinamool Congress returning to power? We are definitely coming back to power. There is no doubt about that. The BJP at the Centre, with all its money and might and with all its control over the media obviously gets far more hype than what is justly due to them based on their strength on the ground. In Bengal, what we have been able to do on the ground, which the BJP and the national media seem to miss, is the huge development work. Bengal is still an agrarian economy; 70 to 80 per cent of Bengal still lives in villages. Every village and rural area has got an enormous amount of development in the past 10 years. Every single family has got something or the other delivered to them. By something or the other we do not mean lollipops, but the very basic things such as health care and education, particu...

By Indrajit Kundu: The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has appointed Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra as the party's state in-charge of Goa. A notification in this regard was issued by TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday. As per the notification, the decision to appoint Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra as the party's Goa in-charge was approved by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Reacting to the development, Moitra wrote on Twitter, "Looking forward to doing my very best. Thank you for the opportunity." Looking forward to doing my very best. Thank you for the opportunity Earlier on Saturday, the TMC named former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro as its candidate for the upcoming bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat from West Bengal. Faleiro joined the Trinamool Congress in September of this year and was later appointed as the party's vice president. The Trinamool Congress has been trying to expand its footprint in Goa and Tripura, both BJP-ruled states, ahead of the Assembly polls next year. On October 5, the TMC released a "chargesheet" against Goa CM Pramod Sawant's handling of the state. This "chargesheet" claimed that Goa was the eighth worst among Indian states in terms of unemployment. It went even further to allege that the state's finances were in such a state that the average citizen could not afford to buy a house in Goa.

Treasury benches said the Trinamool MP was behaving as if she was a member of the Bengal assembly | (file photo) Not one to mince words, Trinamool Congress’ Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra recently waded into a major controversy over Goddess Kali by opining that she sees the deity as a “meat-eating, alcohol-accepting goddess.” Her statement invited widespread condemnation from the Hindutva brigade and believers with multiple FIRs being filed against her across the country. But Moitra has stood unwavered by alleged threats and criticisms, daring the BJP to “bring it on.” “Bring it on BJP! Am a Kali worshipper. I am not afraid of anything. Not your ignoramuses. Not your goons. Not your police. And most certainly not your trolls. Truth doesn’t need back up forces,” she said in a tweet. Also read: On Sunday, she took a dig at BJP’s Bengal unit’s co-in charge, asking him to tell his “masters” to stop commenting on “things they have no clue about” after Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to goddess Kali in his speech during the centenary celebrations of Swami Atmasthananda. “Would advise BJP Troll-In-Charge for Bengal to tell his masters to stop commenting on things they have no clue about. Didi O Didi got them the boot. Now Maa O Maa will get them a foot on their chest,” Moitra tweeted. Who is Mahua Moitra? Born in Cachar district of Assam in 1979 to a family of tea planters, Moitra did her schooling in Kolkata. She graduated in economics and mathematics from Mount Holyoke College...

In June 2019, Mahua Moitra’s spirited speech on the “seven early signs of fascism” had created a sensation. Though MPs from the treasury benches had tried to shout her down, the Trinamool Congress MP, making her debut speech, had kept going for around 10 minutes, finally ending with thumping approval from the Opposition benches and from her own party members. Two years later, an articulation, no less spirited, has landed Moitra in a spot, with FIRs and multiple complaints against her. Moitra’s remarks on July 5, during an interaction at the India Today East Conclave, on Goddess Kali — made in the context of the uproar over objections to Canadian filmmaker Leena Manimekalai’s documentary Kaali — have created a flutter, drawing outrage from the BJP and Hindu groups and disapproval from her party, the Trinamool Congress. The few voices of support, if any, have been largely muted. Growing up, Moitra rarely, if ever, strayed off the beaten path. Born in Assam in a family of tea planters, she studied hard, aced her school exams, secured a scholarship to pursue a degree in mathematics and economics at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and landed a high-paying job as a banker in New York and London. Newsmakers of the Week | Somewhere along that path, she took a pause — and took a different turn. That moment of reflection had come at her 10th college reunion in 2008, Moitra told a gathering of school students in July 2019. “Do I want to come back at my 20th reunion as another...

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra Questions SEBI Over Validity Of Adani Enterprises FPO Adani Group is currently under fire after American short-seller Hindenburg Research raised several allegations of fraud and manipulation against the conglomerate on 24 January • • • • • Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra PTI Mahua Moitra, a Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament (MP) from West Bengal, wrote to the securities and exchange board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday seeking clarification on whether The MP was following up on her previous letters to the regulator dated 21 June, 2021 and 7 December, 2021. In those letters, the investment banker turned politician had asked SEBI to conduct investigations into Adani Group entities and other related parties. SEBI is yet to respond to those letters, Moitra stated. Written to Adani Group is currently under fire after American short-seller In her letter on Tuesday, the MP asked whether any action was taken against Adani Group if SEBI had completed its investigation. In case the investigation is not complete, the MP from Krishnanagar questioned the validity of the Adani Enterprises FPO, the ongoing share sale of Adani's flagship firm. Under regulation 155 ofSEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, a company cannot pursue fast track further public offering if the company's director or promoters are under investigation by the regulator. Notably, in response to a question raised by Moitra in the Parliament, Minister of State for...

By India Today Web Desk: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has condemned party MP Mahua Moitra's remarks on Goddess Kaali where she called the Hindu deity a "meat-eating, alcohol-accepting goddess". "The comments made by @MahuaMoitra at the #IndiaTodayConclaveEast2022 and her views expressed on Goddess Kali have been made in her personal capacity and are NOT ENDORSED BY THE PARTY in ANY MANNER OR FORM. All India Trinamool Congress strongly condemns such comments," the tweet put out by the official handle of TMC read. The comments made by All India Trinamool Congress strongly condemns such comments. — All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) “Kaali to me is a meat-eating, alcohol-accepting goddess. You have the freedom to imagine your goddess. There are some places where whiskey is offered to gods and in some other places it would be blasphemy,” Moitra said, while speaking on day 2 of India Today Conclave East 2022. “When you go to Sikkim, you will see that they offer whiskey to Goddess Kaali. But if you go to Uttar Pradesh, and if you tell them that you offer whiskey to the goddess as ‘prasad’, they will call it blasphemy,” said Moitra. BJP DEMANDS LEGAL ACTION Reacting to Mahua Moitra's remarks on Goddess Kaali, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari told India Today that TMC always "insults the Hindu religion" and that they would opt for legal remedies. Adhikari also said that they expect West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to take action against Mahua Moitra ...

Assumed office 23 May 2019 Preceded by Constituency Majority 63,218 In office 28 May 2016–23 May 2019 Preceded by Samaredranath Ghosh Succeeded by Constituency Majority 15,989 In office 13November2021 ( 2021-11-13)–4May2022 ( 2022-05-04) Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Personal details Born ( 1974-10-12) 12 October 1974 (age48) Labac, Political party (Since 2010) Other political affiliations Mahua Moitra (born 12 October 1974) is an Indian politician and investment banker serving as Moitra served as a member of the Early life [ ] Moitra was born to Dwipendra Lal Moitra on 12 October 1974 in Labac in the Moitra went to school in Moitra worked as an investment banker for Political career [ ] She quit her position as vice-president at On 13 November 2021, she was appointed TMC party's Goa in-charge to prepare the party for contesting the Lawsuits [ ] On 10 January 2017, Moitra filed a police complaint against In January 2020, In May 2022 she participated in the inaugural Ideas for India Conference, hosted by Bridge India Opinions [ ] Political Issues [ ] On 26 June 2019, Moitra pointed out seven early signs of Criticising the judiciary and the current government in the parliament on 8 February 2021, Moitra stated "The sacred cow that was the judiciary is no longer sacred, It stopped being sacred the day a sitting chief justice of this country was accused of sexual harassment, presided over his own trial, cleared himself and then proceeded to accept the nomination ...

Mahua Moitra is one of the most well-known national figures from the Trinamool Congress. Known for her outstanding speeches in the Lok Sabha, Mahua Moitra has been a most vocal critic of the policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre. Apart from being a Member of Parliament, she is also the party president of Nadia district, which has 17 Assembly seats. In this interview to Frontline , Mahua Moitra talks about the electoral battle ahead and the Trinamool’s chances of coming back to power for a third consecutive term. “I truly believe this is a fight of good against evil and that we are fighting a battle for India,” she said. Excerpts: What are the chances of the Trinamool Congress returning to power? We are definitely coming back to power. There is no doubt about that. The BJP at the Centre, with all its money and might and with all its control over the media obviously gets far more hype than what is justly due to them based on their strength on the ground. In Bengal, what we have been able to do on the ground, which the BJP and the national media seem to miss, is the huge development work. Bengal is still an agrarian economy; 70 to 80 per cent of Bengal still lives in villages. Every village and rural area has got an enormous amount of development in the past 10 years. Every single family has got something or the other delivered to them. By something or the other we do not mean lollipops, but the very basic things such as health care and education, particu...

In June 2019, Mahua Moitra’s spirited speech on the “seven early signs of fascism” had created a sensation. Though MPs from the treasury benches had tried to shout her down, the Trinamool Congress MP, making her debut speech, had kept going for around 10 minutes, finally ending with thumping approval from the Opposition benches and from her own party members. Two years later, an articulation, no less spirited, has landed Moitra in a spot, with FIRs and multiple complaints against her. Moitra’s remarks on July 5, during an interaction at the India Today East Conclave, on Goddess Kali — made in the context of the uproar over objections to Canadian filmmaker Leena Manimekalai’s documentary Kaali — have created a flutter, drawing outrage from the BJP and Hindu groups and disapproval from her party, the Trinamool Congress. The few voices of support, if any, have been largely muted. Growing up, Moitra rarely, if ever, strayed off the beaten path. Born in Assam in a family of tea planters, she studied hard, aced her school exams, secured a scholarship to pursue a degree in mathematics and economics at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and landed a high-paying job as a banker in New York and London. Newsmakers of the Week | Somewhere along that path, she took a pause — and took a different turn. That moment of reflection had come at her 10th college reunion in 2008, Moitra told a gathering of school students in July 2019. “Do I want to come back at my 20th reunion as another...

By India Today Web Desk: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has condemned party MP Mahua Moitra's remarks on Goddess Kaali where she called the Hindu deity a "meat-eating, alcohol-accepting goddess". "The comments made by @MahuaMoitra at the #IndiaTodayConclaveEast2022 and her views expressed on Goddess Kali have been made in her personal capacity and are NOT ENDORSED BY THE PARTY in ANY MANNER OR FORM. All India Trinamool Congress strongly condemns such comments," the tweet put out by the official handle of TMC read. The comments made by All India Trinamool Congress strongly condemns such comments. — All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) “Kaali to me is a meat-eating, alcohol-accepting goddess. You have the freedom to imagine your goddess. There are some places where whiskey is offered to gods and in some other places it would be blasphemy,” Moitra said, while speaking on day 2 of India Today Conclave East 2022. “When you go to Sikkim, you will see that they offer whiskey to Goddess Kaali. But if you go to Uttar Pradesh, and if you tell them that you offer whiskey to the goddess as ‘prasad’, they will call it blasphemy,” said Moitra. BJP DEMANDS LEGAL ACTION Reacting to Mahua Moitra's remarks on Goddess Kaali, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari told India Today that TMC always "insults the Hindu religion" and that they would opt for legal remedies. Adhikari also said that they expect West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to take action against Mahua Moitra ...