BJP Calls for Mamata Banerjee's Resignation Over Law College Gang-Rape
The BJP wants West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to apologize and resign following a gang-rape at a Kolkata law college. They allege political motives and links between the accused and the ruling Trinamool Congress. A BJP committee will investigate. The incident raises concerns over women's safety in the state.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's resignation following the gang-rape of a law college student in Kolkata, alleging connections between the accused and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra described the crime as politically motivated state-sponsored brutality, reading parts of the victim's statement and stressing the insensitivity towards women's safety despite having a female chief minister. He called for Banerjee to resign, citing links between the accused and TMC.
Patra announced a four-member BJP committee, led by party president J P Nadda, to investigate the incident. The case recalls earlier similar crimes, sparking a volatile political debate over the state's accountability in addressing violence against women.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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