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CRIME IN KOLKATA

Mamata Banerjee on the defensive as TMC, BJP

and Congress lock horns over the doctor’s case

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan said that West Bengal Chief Minister is not in favor of

the investigation of rape and murder case as it may reveal many secrets

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Kolkata/New Delhi

acing a barrage of criticism, West Ben-
gal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on
FWednesday condemned BJP’s 12-hour ‘Ben-
gal Bandh’ and called it an attempt to “defame”
Bengal. Mamata Banerjee’s scathing attack on
BJP comes after the latter held a 12-hour ‘Bengal
Bandh’ protest, following the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’
violence. Mamata Banerjee claimed that TMC gov-
ernment wants justice for the victims of R G Kar
Hospital and College incident.
Earlier, the Trinamool Congress party work-
ers staged a protest against BJP’s 12-hour ‘Bengal
Bandh’ call against the alleged police crackdown
on “peaceful” protest during ‘Nabanna Abhijan’.
“We have dedicated this day to the RG Kar doctor.
We want justice but BJP today called for a bandh.
They don’t want justice, they are only trying to de-
fame Bengal,” Mamata Banerjee said. She further
criticized the ‘Bandh’ and supported the police ac-
tions on the protestors of Nabanna Abhijan rally.
“We don’t support this bandh. BJP never de-
manded the resignations of the CMs of UP, MP
and even Manipur. We saw pictures from yesterday
(Nabanna Abhiyan rally), I salute the police for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee being felicitated during the 27th foundation day of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad
handling the situation well.” she said. She further
said that the rapist will be rightfully punished. (TMCP), at Mayor Road, in Kolkata on Wednesday (ANI)
“For this, there is only one punishment- to
hang till death,” she said. 6-7 rounds of firing were done. happened in 2012, the whole nation was shak-
But Union Minister Lalan Singh held West “There are two people who are severely in- en. After that, during the Congress govt in 2013,
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee respon- jured among the other seven,” he added. criminal laws were amended...10 years after the
sible for police action on the protesters that took Speaking on the incident, former BJP MP, Ar- new govt, crimes are still increasing daily...fast-
place on August 27, over the murder-rape case at jun Singh said that there was a plan to kill Priyangu track court was also introduced at that time, but
RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata. Pandey. “When the leaders of our party were com- how many cases were solved and how many were
“In West Bengal, there is no government in the ing, the road was blocked using a jetting machine convicted? How many were punished? This itself
place. There is a climate of anarchy. The CM of and a bomb was thrown. Seven rounds of firing shows the condition of our country. This is not just
the state is a woman. But when there is a demon- took place and all this was done in the presence of the issue of Bengal...”
stration against the violence against women, Ma- the ACP. There was a plan to kill Priyangu Pandey. But Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowd-
mata Banerjee as the Chief Minister, orders a lathi Today the situation is such that those who threw hury said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
charge and tear gas on the protesters, “ he said, the bomb play gambling outside the ACP office,” Banerjee is not in favor of the investigation of Kol-
referring to August 27 clashes between police and he said. kata rape and murder case as it may reveal many
protesters. However, taking a dig at the Centre over the secrets.
“The work done by CPIM earlier is now being rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Chowdhury also alleged that Banerjee fears
done by her (Mamata Banerjee),” he alleged. Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, Con- the investigation might reveal sensitive secrets and
BJP leader Priyangu Pandey on Wednesday gress leader Sofia Firdous said that even after 10 is attempting to divert attention by making inflam-
claimed that people belonging to TMC attacked years of BJP’s rule crimes are still increasing daily matory statements and intimidating the public.
and fired on his car in the Bharpara area of North which reflects the present condition of the country However, Chowdhury claimed that such tac-
24 Parganas district of West Bengal. He also al- and not just Bengal. tics are failing as the case has ignited widespread
leged that bombs were thrown on his car and then Sofia Firdous said, “ When the Nirbhaya case protests and become a mass movement.

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