✍️ Sunil Jena
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra’s recent comments—warning that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee could discourage Bengali tourists from visiting Odisha—have sparked a heated debate across political and media circles. Her remarks came after 23 TMC workers from her Krishnanagar constituency were detained in Jharsuguda, allegedly for “document verification.” This raises a sharp question: Is this a genuine economic concern or a political provocation meant to exert pressure?