Trinamool congressional deputy Mahua Moitra sent a letter to Delhi police on Saturday requesting to remove armed security officers from outside his residence.
Moitra said he had never asked for protection and appeared to be “under some kind of surveillance.”
“The conduct of these armed officers indicates that they are taking notes of my movements to and from my residence, it seems to me that I am under some kind of surveillance,” said the MP of TMC in the letter addressed to the officer of the police station (SHO), Barakhamba Road Police Station. The letter was marked for Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava.
Security personnel in front of Mahua Moitra’s house. (Photo: Twitter @Mahua Moitra)
“We inform you that the SHO, the Barakhamba Road Police Station, came to meet at my residence yesterday (ie February 12, 2021) at around 6.30pm, and shortly thereafter at around 10pm, 3 Border Security Force (BSF) agents armed with assault rifles and have sent me out of my residence, ”he said.
Sirs, I beg you to remove the staff immediately@CPDelhi, @cp_delhi , @barakhamba pic.twitter.com/INWGnVLv9F
– Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) February 13, 2021
The Krishnanagar MP also reminded the SHO that the right to privacy is a fundamental right guaranteed to her as well, like any other citizen of the country, under the 1950 Indian Constitution.
“When making inquiries, I was informed that the armed officers had been removed from the Barakhamba Road Police Station for my protection, however, being an ordinary citizen of this country, I did not ask for or want such protection,” she wrote, asking her. to remove the same.
Our brave young men join the BSF to protect the borders of India; using them for durwan duty outside my house is kind of silly isn’t it? @CPDelhi , @MHAIndia pic.twitter.com/LViFEu2HOt
– Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) February 13, 2021
While speaking to the media outside Lok Sabha, Moitra noted that rather than simply protecting her, the armed forces should protect all citizens. “Don’t waste resources protecting only me, protect everyone. I don’t need anything special, I don’t take security. If you watch me, ask me and I’ll tell you. Indian democracy is already under threat, don’t make us feel like we live in the Russian Gulag, ”the ANI news agency said, quoting her.
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