Mamata Banerjee will have to take accountability: Shehzad Poonawalla slams Bengal CM, calls her "cruel"

New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Friday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being "cruel" and said her government has prioritised "destroying evidence, hiding the truth, and saving rapists" over protecting daughters.
The BJP leader criticised Mamata Banerjee, asking her to resign in light of ongoing protests related to the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
"Mamata Banerjee has only proved to be cruel. Her government has indulged in 'saboot mitao, satya ko chhupao, balatkari bachao' (destroy evidence, hide truth, save rapist), instead of 'beti bachao' (save daughter). She can't save herself today on a sympathy card. She will have to take accountability," he said.
"This shows that she is not ready to abide by what the parents of the victim, those who are protesting for the victim and the Supreme Court...She should have resigned much earlier," the BJP leader added.
The criticism from the BJP leader follows a statement by Mamata Banerjee, where she expressed her readiness to resign amidst the ongoing protests by junior doctors.
The protests erupted after the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, which has sparked widespread outrage.
On Thursday, Banerjee said, "I am ready to resign from the Chief Minister of West Bengal. I am not concerned about the post. I want justice for the victim, I am only concerned about ordinary people getting medical service." She stressed that her priority was ensuring justice for the victim and proper treatment for the public.
During a press conference, Banerjee also apologised to the public and assured that no action would be taken against the protesting doctors. "I waited 3 days for them. Even when they didn't accept the verdict of the Supreme Court, I waited. I apologise to the people of this country and the world who are supporting them (doctors), please give your support. We want justice for the victims and treatment for common people. As per the Supreme Court's instruction, they must join duty," she said.
Banerjee in her address also added that," Though three days passed after the Supreme Court verdict, we (WB officials) are not taking any disciplinary action because sometimes we have to tolerate it. It is our duty to tolerate sometimes."
The second-year postgraduate medical student was allegedly raped and murdered inside the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. (ANI)