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Politics of Humiliation: Mahua Moitra, mob intimidation and the Calcutta High Court’s warning

The alleged attack on Mahua Moitra came just a day after the Calcutta High Court warned against the growing culture of mob justice, public humiliation and egg pelting in West Bengal

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