The NCSC Vice Chairman, Arun Halder also accused the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of "not cooperating" in the investigation, and also "shielding" the administration and one particular community behind the incident.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the death of a minor girl in Kaliaganj, and accused the party of carrying out "violence" and "hooliganism".
In a bid to achieve opposition unity before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Monday.
Four police officers, all in the rank of assistant police sub-inspectors (ASIs), were suspended for allegedly dragging the body of a minor Dalit girl on a road at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.
Taking a swipe at the recent meeting of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Monday said that in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, there's no vacancy for the Prime Ministerial berth.
"We will go ahead together. We have no personal ego, we want to work together collectively. I have made just one request to Nitish Kumar. Jayaprakash (Narayan ) ji's movement started from Bihar," Mamata said.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has taken upon himself the task of uniting Opposition forces against the BJP-led government at the Centre, will call on his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Monday.
Talking to ANI, the NCPCR chief said, "The CM always tries to save the incompetent officers here. I consider CM Mamata Banerjee incompetent when it comes to children's safety in the state. Due to her negligence incidents happen and children die."
Addressing people after Eid UL Fitr namaz at Red Road in Kolkata, she said, "I'm ready to give my life, but will not allow any division of the country. We want peace in Bengal. We don't want riots. We don't want divisions in the country."