Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma has sharply criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government over the alleged gangrape of a female law student at South Calcutta Law College, accusing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of pressuring the police and hampering investigations.
The alleged gangrape took place on June 25 inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba area. The four arrested accused include the main accused, Manojit Mishra. A five-member SIT has been formed to lead the investigation.
"... As a woman and an Indian citizen, I stand with all women who have been victims of such crimes. Politics has been criminalised and criminals are given protection by the ruling party. Now, with political protection, criminals are being appointed to colleges. Making use of that access and
Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav has strongly criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government over the alleged gang rape incident at South Calcutta Law College.
Majumdar pointed out that in the past eight months, two such incidents have occurred, first one the RG Kar rape and murder case and the recent rape of a student at a law college in South Kolkata.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh has sharply criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) fact-finding committee dispatched to Kolkata in response to an alleged rape case, labeling it a "gimmick" and an act of "political tourism."
The recent alleged gang rape of a law student within her college premises in Kolkata has reignited public outrage over women's safety in educational institutions, drawing sharp political reactions. Amid mounting criticism from the public, a probe committee set up by the Bharatiya Janata Part
A plea (letter petition) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking urgent judicial intervention in the recent alleged gang-rape of a 24-year-old law student in South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata.
Arindam Kanjilal, victim's advocate in alleged Kolkata gang rape case which happened on June 25, in his interaction with ANI, said, that the highest punishment shall not be less than 20 years and can lead up to life imprisonment.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gourav Vallabh demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in wake of alleged gang rape of a law student in Kolkata and said that TMC always tries to save the accused and never stood with the victim's family members.
Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan condemned the alleged gang rape of a law student in Kolkata and said that such cases were being politicised and this cannot be tolerated. This comes amid mounting protests over the incident.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh hits back at Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's call to "free " West Bengal from TMC rule, asserting that the state remains one of the "safest places" for women in the country.