Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday, asserting that "idiots don't understand idioms" as she defended herself over her alleged "derogatory" remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

The TMC MP clarified that her comments were "idiomatic" and accused the police of twisting her words.

An FIR was registered in Raipur's Mana Camp police station against Moitra under Sections 196 (promoting enmity between groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.) and 197 (imputations prejudicial to national integration) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Moitra had allegedly said in Bengali that Shah's "head should be cu...