The Calcutta High Court on Monday stayed an arrest warrant issued against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for failing to appear before a Krishnanagar court in a case about purportedly provocative remarks she made in June, Live Law reported.No coercive action be taken against Moitra, said a division bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Aryak Dutt, and posted the matter for hearing on August 27.The complaint against Moitra was filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party leader in June for remarks she had made on social media. The purportedly provocative remarks were made in two posts after women BJP supporters allegedly gathered outside the Krishnanagar court carrying eggs and tomatoes, to be thrown at her when she arrived there in connection with an old case.In one post, Moitra had said that she would file a police complaint against the women. In a video, she said that those wanting to throw eggs at her “should wear a burqa” if they wish to stay hidden.The complainant alleged that the remarks were capable of hurting religious sentiments and disturbing communal harmony.On August 19, the third judicial magistrate at Krishnanagar ordered that an arrest warrant be issued against Moitra for failing to appear before the court despite repeated summonses.The judge said that the “series of disobedience” of the repeated summonses showed the “lackadaisical approach” of Moitra to comply with the court order. The court also directed the authorities to submit a report on the execution of the warrant by August 28.Moitra subsequently approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the warrant.Her lawyer argued that since the alleged remarks and the complaints against her concerned actions taken while she was an MP, the case should be heard by the designated MP/MLA court in Salt Lake, PTI reported.He also argued that the allegations were baseless and that the complaint did not constitute a criminal offence.Edited by Sneha.