Chandrima Bhattacharya further said that the West Bengal government has called a special session of the Assembly on September 2 and 3 to table a bill for capital punishment for perpetrators.
People from different communities in Kolkata took to the streets on Sunday, showcasing their anguish following the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on the night of August 9 in Kolkata.
"Law and order is a state subject and if she (Mamata) cannot handle it, then she should leave it and resign. She should stop blaming other people,"Manjhi said.
He also claimed that Mamata Banerjee wants to "escape her responsibility" by targeting CBI, adding that it is also the responsibility of the West Bengal government and police to cooperate with the agency.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh on Saturday claimed that the West Bengal government was still trying to obstruct the Kolkata woman doctor rape and murder case enquiry and save the accused.
Singer Shreya Ghoshal has postponed her Kolkata concert, part of the "All Hearts Tour," due to ongoing protests in the city following the tragic rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor.
This comes after Banerjee on Friday wrote to PM Modi, reiterating her request for stringent central legislation and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes like rape and murder.
Swapna Patkar, a witness in the money-laundering case related to Goregaon's Patra Chawl, has written a letter to Addition Director (Western Region), Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging rape and life threats to her "for changing the statements given during the investigation of the case."
The Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) will on Saturday hold a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to demand justice in connection with the alleged murder and sexual assault of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 in Kolkata.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Kolkata on Friday, suspended the membership of former RG Kar Medical College and Hopsital principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, amid a CBI probe into the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor earlier this month.
In response to the recent rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical Hospital, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued a comprehensive order to enhance the safety and security of doctors and staff in state hospitals.