Modi-critic Mahua Moitra claims 'surveillance' over police deployment at her Delhi residence

'I am a free citizen of India, people will protect me. Request Home Minister Amit Shah and MHS to remove personnel immediately,' she tweeted

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday said that police personnel have been deployed at her residence here without her seeking security and suspects that she is under "some sort of surveillance".

In a letter to police, Moitra, , a vocal critic of the Narendra Modi government, demanded that the personnel, including those from the BSF, be withdrawn immediately.

The letter addressed to the Station House Officer of Barakhamba Police Station and copied to Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava said the former had come to her house at 6:30 PM on Friday and at around 10 PM, three BSF personnel armed with assault rifles had been deputed at her residence.

"The conduct of these armed officers indicate that they are making notes of movements to and from my residence, it appears to me that I am under some sort of surveillance. I wish to remind you that Right to Privacy is a fundamental right guaranteed to me as a citizen of this country under the Constitution of India, 1950," the West Bengal MP wrote.

"Upon making inquiries, I was informed that the armed officers had been deputed from the police station, Barakhamba Road for my protection. However, I being an ordinary citizen of this country, did neither ask nor want any such protection. Therefore, you are requested to kindly withdraw these officers," Moitra said in the letter.

The Krishnanagar MP also tweeted pictures of the personnel deployed at her residence saying that they told her that they were sent by the local police station.

"I am a free citizen of India, people will protect me. Request Home Minister Amit Shah and the Ministry of Home Affairs to remove (the personnel) immediately," she tweeted.