Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday (July 1) said that eggs were thrown at her during a meeting with party workers in Bengal, due to which she was injured. He claimed that he was attacked and held BJP workers responsible for the incident.
The TMC MP alleged that West Bengal Police was present at the spot but did not intervene. Mahua Moitra wrote on X that when BJP goons were attacking her, Bengal Police was standing as a spectator. He also shared a video of the incident. The video shared by the TMC MP shows people throwing eggs at the windows of the building where she was present; Their voices can be heard from inside. In the footage, people can also be seen screaming after the eggs hit the windows.
Currently being attacked by @bjp4india goons with @wbpolice watching on.@MamataOfficial @RahulGandhi @akhliesh @supriya_sule @mkstalin @ArvindKejriwal pic.twitter.com/eD2gYU0NPx
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) July 1, 2026
Currently being attacked by @bjp4india goons with @wbpolice watching on.@MamataOfficial @RahulGandhi @akhliesh @supriya_sule @mkstalin @ArvindKejriwal pic.twitter.com/eD2gYU0NPx
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) July 1, 2026
**Allegations of police inaction**
In another video message sent to Bengal DGP Siddharth Nath Gupta, Mahua Moitra alleged that a crowd gathered outside a private office in her Lok Sabha seat during a party meeting and threw eggs and stones at her; She was injured when she reached the window. Mahua claimed that he had informed the DGP about the location over phone, but despite the arrival of the police, he failed to disperse the crowd and just kept watching the scene.
**Increasing attacks on TMC leaders**
It is noteworthy that in recent weeks many such incidents have happened with TMC leaders in West Bengal. According to reports, this series of incidents started with the attack on TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. On May 30, when he was going to Sonarpur to meet families affected by the post-poll violence, eggs were thrown at him. In the video, the crowd was seen raising slogans and assaulting and pushing the TMC leader. Abhishek described the incident as an act of political violence and state-sponsored terrorism and thanked Rahul Gandhi for his support.
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