Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has been allegedly blocking several users in her social media platform X for their purported critical comments on the Kolkata rape and murder incident. Journalist Ajit Anjum took to his social handle, sharing screenshots of his account being blocked by the TMC leader after he tagged her in a post criticising West Bengal political leadership on Kolkata rape and murder incident. There are some other users with similar claims that the Krishnanagar MP has blocked them from viewing, tagging and commenting on her X handle.

In a post penned in Hindi, the journalist informed that as soon as he tagged Mahua Moitra asking a question on the “brutality against the doctor” from Bengal, she blocked him. He also reminded her that she often asks harsh questions to the Modi government, underscoring that when her government faces such questions, she blocks users.

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“You ask harsh questions to the Modi government every day and when we asked a question to your government, you immediately blocked us. Can’t you hear a question? All you have to do is ask? Do you only know how to lecture on freedom of expression?” Ajit Anjum asked, adding that a daughter has been brutalised during your rule and no questions are allowed to you. “Every hypocrisy has its limits,” he wrot

Seriously? Such cowardice @MahuaMoitra ? https://t.co/C28tw8lkQg

— Abhisar Sharma (@abhisar_sharma) August 14, 2024

 

Another user, A D, shared a screenshot, claiming that she has been blocked by Mahua Moitra for asking  a “blooming question.”

I just go lt blocked for asking a blooming question! @MahuaMoitra i cant believe i rooted for you. https://t.co/WCfiwdGdnK pic.twitter.com/zfrf8CkrwZ

— A D (@Musalsal_) August 13, 2024

The TMC MP is drawing severe flak for blocking X users when raising questions regarding the incident. The shocking rape and murder of the female trainee doctor in Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 had erupted protests across the country. Doctors across the country are demanding immediate justice for the victim, who were raped and murdered in the seminar hall of the government hospital. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had vowed the death penalty to the accused, Sanjoy Roy, who confessed to committing the crime.

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However, TMC MP Mahoa Moitra, known for being one of the vocal critics of the Union government, took to her social media on Monday, four days after the horrific incident, to express her shock. In a post on X, the TMC leader wrote, “The horrific crime at RG Kar has shocked us to the core. No one is to be spared, investigation must be quick & transparent. Thoughts, prayers & solidarity.”

Her late reaction to the incident that sent shockwaves across the country has been met with strong criticism, with many users trolling her for being indifference towards a horrible incident in her state. Adding fire to fuel, her alleged blocking of users in the microblogging application for purportedly criticising the state government has infuriated the netizens.