After Mahua's 'vote chor' remark against Chief Sec, court restrains her
The court said Mahua Moitra had not backed her allegations with evidence and ordered her to remove two posts within 24 hours.
- On Wednesday, an Alipore court issued an interim injunction restraining Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra from posting defamatory content against West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal, ordering her to delete specific posts within 24 hours.
- Moitra's social media posts on October 3 and October 6 accused Agarwal of being a "vote chor" and orchestrating the deletion of lakhs of voters during the Special Intensive Revision process.
- Agarwal's counsel argued he acted lawfully as Chief Electoral Officer with no unilateral power to delete voter names, while the court noted Moitra failed to substantiate her allegations against the official.
- Following the order, Moitra announced plans to file a vacating application to challenge the injunction, as the court issued a notice requiring her to explain why it should not be made permanent.
- The next hearing is scheduled for January 5, with the court emphasizing that while citizens may criticize government policies, such criticism cannot serve as a pretext for making unverified defamatory allegations against officials.
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Kolkata court orders Mahua Moitra to remove ‘Vote Chor’ posts within 24 hours
Kolkata: A civil court in Alipore, South 24 Parganas, has passed an interim injunction directing Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra to remove two posts from her X account, @MahuaMoitra, within 24 hours of receiving the order, including by email. According to the order, the posts in question were published on October 3 and October 6, 2026. The court directed Moitra, her agents and others acting on her behalf to refrain from newly publishing…
SC to hear Mahua Moitra's plea seeking nod to stay at Krishnanagar circuit house
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