TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Monday approached the Supreme Court alleging that she was evicted from a state-owned circuit house in West Bengal’s Nadia district despite having been allotted a room. The apex court, however, declined to grant an urgent listing of her plea.
Moitra’s counsel told a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana that the alleged incident took place late at night in her constituency, Krishnanagar.
"The matter requires an independent investigation.This has happened despite the high court already having passed a protective order. I am only praying for listing on an early date because this involves an important constitutional issue," her lawyer said.
Moitra had alleged that on the night of August 14, a large crowd gathered outside the circuit house and raised "Jai Shri Ram" slogans after she refused to vacate the premises.
In a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the Krishnanagar MP sought his intervention, alleging that Nadia district administration officials pressured her to leave the circuit house after she had been allotted a room.
Moitra said she had checked into the circuit house for an overnight stay after returning from a Parliament session and claimed that, as an MP, she was entitled to accommodation there.
She alleged that no one informed her about any booking restrictions either when she made the reservation or when she checked in, and accused the district authorities of attempting to harass her by forcing her to leave late at night.
The TMC MP also said the circuit house was located opposite the official residences of the district superintendent of police and district magistrate and was meant to be a secure area “where no crowds can gather, let alone a lynch mob”.
(With inputs from PTI)