Member of parliament from Krishnanagar, West Bengal, Mahua Moitra recently became the talk of the town when a video of her from the parliament went viral.
In the video that’s been aggressively shared online, she is seen listening to her bench mate, MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar criticizing the central government over the rise in prices in the country. And as soon as Dastidar speaks of ‘mehengai’ in the Lok Sabha, Moitra was seen putting her Louis Vuitton bag under the table.
According to a report, the Louis Vuitton bag in question is priced at around Rs 1.5 lakh.
Watch the video:
As the issue of "mehengai" is raised, somebody's Louis Vuitton bag quickly slides under the bench. pic.twitter.com/Rtra8qsBEt
— Ajit Datta (@ajitdatta) August 1, 2022
On looking at the well-synchronized video, people accused Moitra of allegedly ‘hiding’ her uber expensive bag when the price rise was discussed in the house.
Marie Antoinette Mahau Moitra hiding her expensive bag during a discussion on price rise- hypocrisy has a face & its this! A party that believes in TMC- Too Much Corruption discusses price rise after not cutting VAT & alliance with UPA that gave run away inflation of 10% plus pic.twitter.com/VByJsk4tBV
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) August 1, 2022
@MahuaMoitra hiding her $2500 ( 2,00,000) louis vuitton bag during price rise debate..??@PoliticalKida @ARanganathan72 @smitadeshmukh @Spoof_Junkey @delhichatter @ pic.twitter.com/D82a9ph2HM
— JaiShriRam ©️ (@thesaviour78) August 1, 2022
. @MahuaMoitra is great Bengali Magician. See how she hidden 2.5 Lakh Rs bag in just 5 seconds pic.twitter.com/rCQ8MG0XoR
— Dr Teena kapoor Sharma (@Teenasharma_77) August 1, 2022
If you are in film industry or in glamour job or celebrity then it’s okay to own a #LouisVuitton
But as a member of parliament who is public servant, a 1.5 lac could have been used in her constituency to educate a child !
— CA Chirag Chauhan (@CAChirag) August 2, 2022
TMC MP Mahua Moitra hides her expensive Louis Vuitton bag, while one of her colleagues was giving her parliament speech on prise rise.
The handbag is believed to be of Rs 1.6 Lakh!
Aur Kitne Acche din Chahiye @MahuaMoitra ? pic.twitter.com/o4bu0KSW4L
— Shaina Chudasama Munot (@ShainaNC) August 2, 2022
Mahua Moitra defending her Louis Vuitton tote to the parliament! Awwww. Poor baby…#MahuaMoitra pic.twitter.com/iSEt4I54qH
— Dais World ® (@world_dais) August 1, 2022
#MohuaMoitra use a bag priced 2lacs rupees…. This is really hypocrisy when someone talking about inflation and using such costly bags https://t.co/GCoW4SjAkB
— Wild Monk (@Wild_Monk_) August 2, 2022
After the massive trolling, Moitra took to Twitter to clear the air and wrote:
Jholewala fakir in Parliament since 2019.
Jhola leke aye the… jhola leke chal padenge… pic.twitter.com/2YOWst8j98
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) August 2, 2022
People also came to her rescue and claimed that before turning into a full-time politician, Moitra worked as an investment banker and can afford to buy the boujee LV bag.
.@MahuaMoitra worked as an investment banker in the US and UK before quitting her job at JP Morgan in London to return to India and join politics. pic.twitter.com/84AdA65L4O
— Mahua Moitra Fans (@MahuaMoitraFans) August 1, 2022
Mahua Moitra carries a LV handbag.
RG wears a Burberry Jacket.
Why should anyone be apologetic for having wealth, as long as it was earned honestly?
— Grouchy Maxx (@softgrowl) August 2, 2022
There are 2 kinds of people who enter politics:
1. Those who have no career outside of politics & see politics as a money printing machine.
2. Those who have a successful career outside of politics & see politics as a way of giving back to society.
Mahua Moitra is the latter.
— Achal Shah (@achalshah06) August 2, 2022
Mahua Moitra’s LV bag attracts more attention in this country than PM’s constant extravaganzas at taxpayer expense.
— Irreverent Lawyer (@rebelawyer) August 2, 2022
Unnecessary attention given to Mahua Moitra and her bag. She is a successful woman, used to earn a lot and can afford it. Big deal.
Only preparing ground for her to give befitting responses to folks.— Pratyasha Rath (@pratyasharath) August 2, 2022
Another unimaginative attempt by #Poopindia to discredit an independent vocal woman .. Doesn’t seem like @MahuaMoitra ever tried to ‘hide’ her branded bag.. She had a flourishing corporate career & bought branded items with her own hard earned money? Haw! How ‘controversial’ ? pic.twitter.com/3z2QJDNl8h
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) August 1, 2022
DhopIndia should know that Hon'ble MP @MahuaMoitra has always carried a @LouisVuitton bag. Unlike your Chaiwala-cum-Fakir Baba squandering public money on his wardrobe, Mahuadi has earned enough to buy a branded item. And BTW, she was the Brand Ambassador of Louis Vuitton! https://t.co/QqJsEGR2ZX pic.twitter.com/6JNSZQWo1c
— Nilanjan Das (@NilanjanDasAITC) August 1, 2022
Coming back from a short Twitter hiatus because I’ve a long-standing journalistic relationship with @MahuaMoitra’s Louis Vuitton. Tbh, I’d read more about her LV than her politics before I met her for the 1st time. My toto driver in Krishnanagar also knew about it. https://t.co/SEJ6lKfGIv
— Ishadrita Lahiri (@ishadrita) August 1, 2022
Seems like Moitra has a long-standing relationship with her LV bag as she was spotted with it more than once. What do you think of Mahua’s LV Jhola controversy?