National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Sunday met with West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose at Raj Bhavan over violence in Malda, Murshidabad.
National Commission for Women Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Sunday said that West Bengal Government is responsible for ensuring safety and justice for the Murshidabad violence victims. She added that the issue is above politics and must be treated with the urgency and seriousness it deserve
Following National Commission for Women (NCW) team's visit to violence-affected Murshidabad area, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh alleged that women's commission was a part of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP's) Mahila Morcha and were coming to West Bengal for political assignment.
Meanwhile, a delegation of the National Commission of Women, led by its Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, on Saturday visited the violence-affected Murshidabad area and said it will submit its report to the Centre.
On her meeting with the family of the father and son duo in Jafrabad, who were allegedly killed in the violent protests, Rahatkar said that she did not have words to describe the pain of the family.
Rahatkar, who is part of the probe committee constituted by the NCW, is visiting affected areas, including Malda and Murshidabad, and is on a three-day visit. She said her visit aims to boost the morale of women who have been left traumatised by the communal unrest.
National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar met the families affected by the Murshidabad violence at a shelter home in the Malda district on Friday.
National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Friday said that the incidents of atrocities against women during the recent violence in West Bengal, amid protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, are unacceptable and have instilled fear among the affected women.
Rahatkar, who is part of the probe committee constituted by the NCW, will visit affected areas, including Malda and Murshidabad, over the next three days. She said her visit aims to boost the morale of women who have been left traumatised by the communal unrest.
Taking to its handle on X, NCW posted, "NCW strongly condemns the brutal murder of a woman in Noida, reportedly killed by her husband with a hammer over suspicion of an affair. Such horrific violence has no justification. Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has directed the Police for an immediate a