Mahua Moitra's new word for Parliament amid uproar over 'Gogoi' tweet

After her Kaali comment, Mahua Moitra is under fire once again because of her Gogoi tweet. She has also issued a clarification that she did not mean to hurt all Gogois and only meant Ranjan Gogoi.

Published on: Jul 16, 2022, 13:45:54 IST

By HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh

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Trinamool Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday said Parliament should use the word 'rupee' instead of 'disgrace' amid fresh controversy over her 'Gogoi' tweet. "A certain CM Gujarat once said: 'At times, it appears, there is competition between govt in Delhi & rupee - whose honour is falling faster? Who will stoop lower?'," Mahua tweeted. Also Read | 'Baith jaiye, prem se boliye': Mahua Moitra's jab on 'unparliamentary' words row

Mahua Moitra is at the centre of a new controversy over her ‘Gogoi’ tweet.

"Today’s word :

Banned: Disgrace

Replacement: Rupee," she wrote.

This is a new series that the Trinamool leader has started after the 50-page booklet with 'unparliamentary' words was sent to the MPs ahead of the monsoon session scheduled to begin from Monday.

Her first tweet in this series has already stoked a fresh controversy as she said the word ‘sexual harassment’ can be replaced by 'Gogoi'. According to reports, a complaint has been lodged against Mahua Moitra by Jatiya Sangrami Sena, Asom, demanding an unconditional apology from Moitra for defaming the Gogoi surname.

“It has been observed that her (Moitra's) Twitter comment is deliberately replacing the word sexual harassment with the word Mr. Gogoi, which is a clear intention to defame and disregard an established ethnic community of Assam, and hence I urge the law of the land to protect the sanctity, integrity and respect of the Ahom community and bring Mohua Moitra to justice,” the complaint said.

Mahua Moitra has issued a clarification on the Gogoi row and said she never meant any Gogoi other than Ranjan Gogoi given the context. "That's like saying Mr Modi means all Modis. Nobody but Sanghis peddle this kind of flawed logic," Moitra tweeted.

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