Overview
- TMC MP Mahua Moitra says protesters hurled eggs, mud and stones at a party office in Kaliganj and kept her confined for nearly four hours during a meeting on Wednesday, broadcasting the standoff live.
- Krishnanagar police say officers reached the spot, repeatedly asked Moitra to leave and later escorted her out, while the West Bengal BJP has denied organising the protest and blamed intra‑TMC infighting.
- Moitra publicly named 16 people she alleged led the mob and tagged the state DGP and major international media outlets and the Inter‑Parliamentary Union to allege police complicity and seek wider scrutiny.
- She filed a writ in the Calcutta High Court seeking protection after saying a police complaint saw no action and a counter‑case was filed against her; the High Court had earlier called egg‑pelting a 'social evil' and ordered policing guidelines.
- Opposition leaders have written to the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Centre, local traders and other victims report related attacks, and the episode has amplified a broader political debate about targeted intimidation and law‑and‑order in West Bengal.