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1. Verbal clash between Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and TMC leader Mahua Moitra over alleged remarks on Mamata Banerjee.
2. Moitra demands an apology, labelling the BJP as “anti-women” and pointing out the contradiction in their stance on women empowerment.
3. Majumdar responds, urging Moitra to “grow up” and highlighting her own public behaviour.

Kolkata, Jan 30: A verbal skirmish erupted between West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Sukanta Majumdar and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra over an alleged comment made by Majumdar regarding Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

On Tuesday, Mahua Moitra criticized the BJP and called for an apology, considering the comment as misogynistic. She emphasized the contradiction between the BJP’s rhetoric on ‘Nari Shakti’ (women empowerment) and the purported remarks made by the BJP state president.

In a video statement, Moitra denounced what she deemed an outrageous remark by Sukanta Majumdar and demanded a public apology from the BJP for their alleged chauvinistic and patriarchal attitude towards women.

While the authenticity of the alleged remarks by Majumdar could not be independently verified, a video had gone viral and was widely circulated by various TMC leaders.

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Responding to Mahua Moitra, Sukanta Majumdar, in a late-night post on social media platform X, said, “A lady who shows a ‘Particular’ finger now and then in public, was found insulting journalists, using derogatory abuses etc., will now teach lessons of respect using a cropped portion of my speech… Grow Up.”

Reports suggest that an anonymous state BJP leader disapproved of the alleged comments, distancing himself from them while maintaining criticism of Mamata Banerjee’s politics.

TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar expressed shock at the derogatory remarks aimed at the only woman chief minister in the country.

She questioned the motives behind such comments and raised concerns about the degradation of political discourse when leaders resort to such language.

The exchange highlights the intensifying political tensions in West Bengal, with leaders engaging in verbal spats that go beyond policy disagreements.