Bengal minister calls Kolkata legislation faculty gang-rape small incident, then clarifies as BJP targets CM Mamata Banerjee

Earlier, TMC leaders Madan Mitra and Kalyan Banerjee had trivialised the gang-rape of the first-year legislation scholar on the premises of the South Calcutta Law College on June 25.

The Bharatiya Janata Party got here down closely on the ruling TMC for the remarks made by its leaders and even known as the Mamata Banerjee-led social gathering a “protector of rapists”.

BJP West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya on Tuesday shared a video clip of state irrigation minister Manas Bhunia’s purported assertion on X.

“As the entire nation reels in horror over the unspeakable brutality inflicted upon the 24-year-old law aspirant, TMC leaders are busy normalising rape to earn brownie points from their political boss — Mamata Banerjee,” Amit Malviya wrote.

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He additional acknowledged that first, it was TMC MLA Madan Mitra, who blamed the sufferer for her destiny. Then it was sitting was MP Kalyan Banerjee who requested, “What can be done if a friend rapes a friends?”

“Now, State Irrigation Minister Manas Bhunia, another face of this depraved regime, brushed off the atrocity as a “small incident” and urged party workers to ignore it and move forward — drawing strength from Mamata Banerjee’s silence and tacit approval,” the BJP chief added.

Malviya mentioned the survivor paid the worth for her aspirations, “she was shattered, brutalised, and filmed by TMC student leaders”.

Prime accused Monojit Mishra, arrested within the gang-rape of the 24-year-old scholar, is an alumnus of the legislation faculty and was related to the coed wing of Mamata Banerjee’s social gathering, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP).

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The BJP chief mentioned, “This is not just a crime. It is symptomatic of a party that has institutionalised misogyny.”

Lastly Malviya described what he known as Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal and mentioned, “Where a woman’s dignity is expendable, as long as the rapist chants the right political slogan.”

TMC clarifies assertion; slams BJP

The Trinamool Congress has, nonetheless, slammed the BJP over the clip they shared of Manas Bhunia’s remarks, saying that the latter has launched a “full-scale smear marketing campaign”.

It mentioned an excerpt from the state minister’s speech was “maliciously” taken out of context, “misquoted and circulated to mislead viewers about the Kasba incident”.

Manas Bhunia additionally issued a clarification over his remarks, strongly condemning the gang-rape incident.

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“Our party strongly condemns the Kasba incident. I, Manas Bhunia, also strongly condemn it. The police have taken prompt action and made immediate arrests. Our Chief Minister does not tolerate such incidents. I would like to clarify that my previous comments were not related to the Kasba incident. They have been misrepresented and linked to the unfortunate incident in an attempt to malign and defame me. I reiterate – I strongly condemn this incident,” Bhunia mentioned.

The Mamata Banerjee-led social gathering added that the BJP ought to know that defamation comes with penalties. “No matter how loud the lies, truth will prevail,” it added.