Six Trinamool Congress MLAs have accused Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra, who is also the president of the party's Krishnanagar organisational district, of running the TMC arbitrarily and imposing a form of dictatorship on the party.

The MLAs submitted a joint petition to TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee and the party's state president Subrata Bakshi, listing their charges against Mahua.

The petition was signed by MLAs Kallol Khan of Nakashipara, Ujjal Biswas of Krishnanagar South, Rukbanur Rahman of Chapra, Nasiruddin Ahmed of Kaliganj, Manik Bhattacharya of Palashipara — who was recently granted bail in a recruitment scam case — and Bimalendu Singh Roy of Karimpur.

Apart from Karimpur which Mahua once represented as an MLA, all other Assembly constituencies are part of her parliamentary segment. Karimpur falls under the Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency but is part of the Krishnanagar organisational district controlled by Mahua.

The MLAs said working with Mahua had become challenging and to safeguard the organisation, they urged the leadership to consider her removal as the district president.

Nakashipara MLA Khan told The Telegraph that Mahua had minimal contact with ordinary Trinamool workers and was dismissive about party leaders.

“She does things her way, ignoring others almost in an arbitrary manner. What she does can aptly be termed as a one-person rule,” Khan said.

With the 2026 Assembly polls in mind, he said, the MLAs requested an inquiry into her functioning to ensure that the party remained strong in Nadia.

Khan claimed he had repeatedly urged Mahua to "amend her ways" but was met with dismissive responses. “This is quite humiliating,” he said.

The MLAs said Mahua had recently replaced 178 booth presidents, 17 panchayat-level presidents and three block committee presidents without consulting others.

MLAs Ujjal Biswas and Rukbanur Rahman criticised the Krishnanagar MP for unilaterally making changes and appointing individuals who are facing complaints. They said such actions sent a negative message to the public.

The MLAs accused her of running a "parallel organisation" in the district to suit her preferences.

The petition also accused Mahua of damaging Trinamool’s image by associating with goons in minority-dominated areas and promising election nominations for 2026 to certain leaders. This further divided the organisation, the MLAs said.

The MLAs noted that Mahua was conspicuously absent from anti-BJP events in the district, undermining collective efforts.

This is not the first time complaints have been lodged against Mahua.

Previously, MLAs and other Trinamool functionaries had accused her of overstepping her organisational mandate, prompting chief minister Mamata Banerjee to publicly caution her and ask to restrain her activities.

A Trinamool leader from Karimpur said: “She only comes to Karimpur to create problems. Her actions seriously damage the party’s unity.”

Biswas, who is also the party's district organising committee chairman and science, technology & bio-technology minister, said Mahua had no connection with workers.

“Winning the Lok Sabha election for her was a challenge. But after the election, she hardly gives time for the party. This has angered many at the grassroots level,” Biswas said.

He emphasised the need for inclusive coordination and added: “We believe in inclusion, not isolation, which Mahua Moitra must learn.”

A senior Trinamool leader in Calcutta noted that Mahua’s tendency to disregard even MLAs was never encouraged by Mamata or Abhishek Banerjee.

“She was cautioned earlier at a party meeting in Krishnanagar and in Calcutta, but she remains incorrigible. The top leadership has assured the MLAs of positive action,” the leader said.

Despite repeated attempts, Mahua was unavailable for her reaction to the complaints. She did not respond to calls or voice messages sent to her mobile phone by this correspondent.