Suvendu Adhikari participates in Nabanna Abhiyan rally; says "Police of Mamata Banerjee are anti-national"

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 10 (ANI): West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Adhikari, who participated in the 'Nabanna Abhiyan' rally on Saturday, targeted Mamata Banerjee by saying that the police under the Bengal CM are "anti-national" and remarked that they attacked the brothers and the sadhu community on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
The Kolkata Police launched a lathi charge on the protestors during the rally. The rally has been called to mark the one-year anniversary of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder.
Speaking to ANI, Suvendu Adhikari said, "The police of Mamata Banerjee are anti-national. This fight is Bangla vs Mamata Banerjee, Nari Shakti vs Mamata Banerjee, Aam Janta vs Mamta, we are not going to leave this, we will intensify this fight."
"On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, they attacked the brothers and the sadhu community, and it happened against us too. 22 people have been admitted so far, and more than 100 have been injured. Elections will be held in six to seven months, and Mamata Banerjee will go to jail," he added.
The victim's parents also participated in the 'Nabanna Abhiyan' rally. Father of the RG Kar rape and murder victim said, "The High Court has given us permission to stage protests peacefully. Police used lathi charge on us, that's why we got injured. On 9 August 2024, the police treated us very badly. We were allowed to see the body only after having a telephonic conversation with Mamata Banerjee. We had to stand out for three hours and 30 minutes."
West Bengal Police had heightened the security in Howrah by deploying additional forces and riot control vehicles.
BJP leader Ashok Dinda, at the 'Nabanna Abhiyan' rally, said, "That day is not far when we will have to beat up the police as well. They will be thoroughly thrashed. Once the BJP gives instructions from the top, we will beat up the police so much that they will have to hide behind Mamata Banerjee."
A year after the RG Kar student's rape and murder in West Bengal, the students and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders hold a 'Nabanna Chalo Abhiyan' protest march on Saturday, demanding justice for the victim.
Earlier in a post on X, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said, "On the anniversary of that cursed day when the young female doctor 'Abhaya', on duty at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, was raped and murdered, I offer my respectful tribute in memory of sister 'Abhaya' and pray for the peace of her soul. In response to the call of sister 'Abhaya's' parents, and in protest against the despicable attempt to cover up that horrific incident through collective administrative efforts, as well as the conspiracy to conceal evidence with the intent to shield the culprits, I will participate in the 'Nabanna Abhijan' today in the hope of justice."
The RG Kar Medical College rape and murder incident occurred on August 9, 2024, when a 31-year-old female postgraduate trainee doctor was found dead in a seminar room on campus. The case led to widespread protests and outrage across the country, with many demanding justice for the victim. The investigation was transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after the Calcutta High Court expressed dissatisfaction with the police's handling of the case. The CBI has since arrested several individuals. (ANI)