Trinamool Congress lawmaker Mahua Moitra on Wednesday rejected charges of plagiarism that were made after her first speech in Parliament, in which she pointed out “14 signs of early fascism”, went viral on June 25. I found 7 signs relevant to India and spoke at length... Washington Monthly article also quotes from the same poster and uses 12 of the 14 signs,’’ she said. Watch | Mahua Moitra reacts over plagiarism allegations after Longman’s tweetBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s foreign affairs department in charge, Vijay Chauthaiwale, had tweeted a link to a piece after Moitra’s speech. Martin Longman, who wrote the piece in January 2017, also tweeted to express his support for Moitra. Moitra said the controversy was a “clear attempt by the troll army of the BJP” to obfuscate the real issues.

Source: Hindustan Times July 03, 2019 15:06 UTC