Calcutta HC extends security cover to TMC MP Mahua Moitra during constituency visits till November 30
The Calcutta High Court has extended security protection for TMC MP Mahua Moitra until November 30 following reports of harassment and egg-pelting in her constituency. The court has also directed that the matter be reviewed by a division bench alongside other similar petitions.
Why it matters
This case underscores the legal and security challenges faced by public figures in West Bengal amid ongoing political tensions.
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (October 1, 2026) extended an order to provide two security personnel to TMC MP Mahua Moitra till November 30 whenever she goes to her Krishnanagar constituency, in view of allegations that she was subjected to egg pelting and harassment during earlier visits there.
The single Bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya also directed that this petition by Ms. Moitra be placed before the division Bench presided by Chief Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge, in accordance with his direction in a PIL matter over egg-pelting incidents in West Bengal.
Justice Bhattacharyya extended the protection to the MP as directed to the SP, Krishnanagar in the previous order of September 1, until November 30.
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