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TMC MP Mahua Moitra Won Twitter With Her First Ever Parliament Speech

Moitra’s turn at the mic was one of the rare, electrifying moments in Parliament on Tuesday.
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Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s maiden speech in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday is making waves for all the right reasons.

In a rousing motion of thanks in the Parliament, Moitra sought to reclaim the Opposition’s space in the House and its right to dissent. She pulled up the government for putting out “lies”, called out xenophobic measures carried in the name of national security, derided mob lynchings, slammed the media for broadcasting BJP propaganda, quoted Maulana Azad and poetry — all this while listing the seven signs of fascism.

Moitra’s turn at the mic was one of the rare moments in the Parliament when an elected MP weaves cogent arguments into an electrifying speech to take on the ruling party, while defending the Constitution, undeterred in the face of heckling.

And people responded to it.

Remarkable speech by Mahua Maitra @trinamul responding to President's Speech, Brings up Maulana Azad and defends the Constitution. https://t.co/3yWNtKhB2e

— Rohit (@itihaasnaama) June 25, 2019

Terrific, fiery, no-quarter-given speech by Mahua Maitra.

Ends with these lines by Raahat Indori:

सभी का ख़ून है शामिल यहाँ की मिट्टी में
किसी के बाप का हिन्दोस्तान थोड़ी है https://t.co/Y1nAm0YUP1

— Amrita (@damrita) June 25, 2019

Go, Mahua Moitra! Listing the 7 signs of fascism for the House, in the House, and pulling no punches. https://t.co/sGKIBy8NJu

— Mitali Saran (@mitalisaran) June 25, 2019

Amazing Maiden Parliamentary speech by investment banker turned politician Mahua Moitra of TMC, on the rise of fascism in India. Under so much pressure, heckling, abusehttps://t.co/DjAa0vihn9 Why is the ruling majority so insecure, so terrified by a lone female opposition voice?

— PKR | প্রশান্ত | پرشانتو (@prasanto) June 25, 2019

Mahua Moitra is going to be an MP worth watching in the 17th Lok Sabha.

Kaafi kickass maiden speech.#SansadWatchhttps://t.co/oTj65FDlUn

— meghnad (@Memeghnad) June 26, 2019

“In a country where a union minister can’t produce her college degree, people are being declared non citizens for not being able to produce pieces of paper from 50 years ago.”
Rousing maiden speech in parliament by Mahua Moitra. https://t.co/iZhQFygGEd

— Mythili (@MVijay88) June 25, 2019

If you watch one Lok Sabha speech today, watch this. What a remarkable speech by Mahua Moitra, quoting facts, figures and poetry. "Kisi ke baap ka hindostan thodi hai"https://t.co/vJB8qJSg5G

— Sunanda (@YoursLegallyy) June 25, 2019

Mahua Moitra posing all the right questions in her maiden parliamentary speech. Thanks for bringing some sanity to the house amid the ruckus of religious slogans and unprofessional heckling. Definitely worth a listen. https://t.co/mN5s19k2EZ

— Abhishek Garg (@akgarg_007) June 25, 2019

Thank you Mahua Moitra for speaking up in the parliament. The opposition might be smaller in no. But we need loud and clear voice like yours to fight for the constitution.https://t.co/qNvjRcLLBs

— the last liberal (@Cullpunah) June 25, 2019

She also received praise from fellow party member Derek O’Brien.

So proud of my colleague, Mahua Moitra, from Trinamool. Despite professional heckling from BJP MPs, she delivered a sizzling maiden speech. #Parliament #SansadWatch https://t.co/0SnboRPyYT

— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) June 25, 2019

You can watch her full speech here:

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