Final Up to date: March 07, 2024, 19:39 IST
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee participates in a rally on the eve of Worldwide Ladies’s Day, in Kolkata, on 7 March 2024. (PTI photograph)
In her speech on Thursday, Mamata Banerjee additionally highlighted incidents of violence towards girls in different BJP-ruled states and raised questions on their response
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) of spreading false details about Sandeshkhali, the place girls have accused TMC leaders of sexual abuse, emphasising that the sate is the ‘most secure place’ within the nation for girls, difficult the BJP’s claims throughout a rally in Kolkata.
“Some individuals are spreading pretend details about Sandeshkhali. BJP leaders are spreading canards concerning the security of girls in West Bengal however they keep a stoic silence when girls are tortured in BJP-ruled states.. I problem BJP and say that Bengal is the one place the place girls are secure,” Mamata Banerjee mentioned whereas addressing a rally of girls supporters in Kolkata.
Based on a report in NDTV, some girls from Sandeshkhali, the place critical allegations towards native TMC leaders have surfaced, additionally participated within the march, themed “Mahilader Adhikar, Amader Angikar” (girls’s rights, our dedication).
Outstanding girls Trinamool leaders, together with Sushmita Dev, Shashi Panja, and newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP and journalist Sagarika Ghose, joined the occasion. Mamata’s nephew and the occasion’s nationwide common secretary Abhishek Banerjee additionally participated.
In her speech on Thursday, she additionally highlighted incidents of violence towards girls in different BJP-ruled states and raised questions on their response.
“The place have been you when girls have been paraded bare in Manipur, when a lady was raped and her physique forcibly cremated in Hathras? Have you ever forgotten Bilkis (Bano)?,” the TMC supremo questioned.
Accusations on Abhijit Gangopadhyay
Responding to former Calcutta Excessive Court docket choose Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who joined the BJP earlier right this moment, Mamata expressed skepticism about anticipating justice from somebody affiliated with the BJP. She accused the previous choose of “taking away jobs from hundreds of youths via his judgments”.
“A BJP babu was sitting on the bench and he joined BJP. How will you anticipate justice from them?,” she said.
Mamata’s remarks adopted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s criticism of the TMC over alleged sexual assaults in Sandeshkhali.
PM Modi had mentioned that the ladies’s anger wouldn’t be restricted to Sandeshkhali however would sweep via West Bengal. He condemned the TMC for not addressing the “ache of the victims” and accused the Mamata-led authorities of protecting the culprits.
“TMC has dedicated a grave sin by torturing moms and sisters. Anyone’s head will dangle in disgrace after seeing what occurred in Sandeshkhali. However the TMC shouldn’t be bothered about your ache. The TMC authorities is utilizing its full energy to defend the culprits. However the state authorities first acquired a shock from the excessive court docket after which the Supreme Court docket,” Modi famous.
