Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking his intervention in the Nadia district administration’s alleged attempt to force her to vacate a Circuit House after she was initially allotted a room at the State-owned property.

The Krishnanagar MP has also threatened to move court over the alleged harassment, as she claimed that a large crowd had gathered outside the Circuit House on Friday (August 14, 2026) night, shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans after she refused to leave the premises.

“I kindly request you to urgently look into the matter and take necessary steps to set an example and ensure the dignity of women parliamentarians across the country. Any Women’s Reservation Bill seeking to bring in more women is a matter of jest unless your august office can protect the 74 women who have battled great odds to enter this House,” Ms. Moitra wrote in her letter to Mr. Birla.

Ms. Moitra, who moved into the Circuit House in Krishnanagar for an overnight stay following a Parliament session, said that, as an MP, she was entitled to stay there, but was being pressured by the district authorities to move out in the middle of the night with the intent to harass her.

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“On the one hand, the administration started harassing me to vacate from 10 p.m. onwards, and on the other, a mob gathered shouting slogans waiting for me to exit the gates,” she wrote.

“A woman MP, staying alone, being asked to vacate her rightful accommodation at 9.47 p.m. not only gravely violates her rights, but brings into question the safety and security accorded to women by the ruling dispensation,” she added.

Ms. Moitra said she was planning to move a privilege motion in the Lok Sabha, and considering moving the Calcutta High Court as well.

Slamming the Bengal government over the issue, TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee termed it a reflection of “insecurity” of the Suvendu Adhikari administration.

“A woman MP is ordered out of a Circuit House in the middle of the night. And tomorrow, the BJP leaders will stand before the country and speak about women’s empowerment,” Mr. Banerjee posted on social media platform X on Friday night.

The incident also evoked sharp responses from Opposition leaders, including Congress’s Pawan Khera and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.

There was no official response from the Nadia district authorities over the incident.

Published - August 15, 2026 09:08 pm IST