Kolkata police issued notice to union minister Babul Supriyo to appear before it on Wednesday, after a violation of modesty complaint was lodged by Trinamool Congress MLA Mahua Moitra.
Moitra lodged an FIR with Kolkata police commissioner Rajiv Kumar, alleging that while participating in a national news channel debate, she was verbally abused by Supriyo, minister of state for heavy industries in Narendra Modi government.
According to Moitra, Supriyo, while responding to her argument in the debate, apparently referred to her as a drunken woman. The name Mahua is also similar to an alcohol tribal people consume.
“I felt humiliated and abused. It was disregarding a woman’s modesty. How could he say that in public, even though I did not know him personally? I decided to inform Kolkata police and urge them to take action,” said Maitra.
The action of police came on the same day that Supriyo sent legal notice of Rs 25 cr to three leaders of Trinamool Congress—Saugata Ray, Mahua Moitra and Tapas Paul, who is already in judicial custody—for dragging his name in the chit fund scam.
Asked about police’s call, Supriya said, “It’s childish behaviour on the part of Mahua. But I will meet police officials in Kolkata.”