 "'Destroyer of rule of law and evidence': BJP attacks Mamata Banerjee over Kolkata rape-murder case")
Mounting its fiercest attack on the Mamata Banerjee government over the RG Kar rape-murder case, the BJP on Monday said that the West Bengal chief minister is the destroyer of the rule of law and evidence in the heinous crime and demanded her resignation.
#WATCH | Delhi: On Kolkata's RG Kar hospital rape-murder case, BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia says, "...We want justice and the Chief Minister of West Bengal should resign...By her misdeeds, West Bengal CM has destroyed the dignity of a woman, a doctor who was serving society. She is… pic.twitter.com/DTqXndEgkj
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Addressing a press conference on Monday, BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia said, “…We want justice and the chief minister of West Bengal should resign…By her misdeeds, West Bengal CM has destroyed the dignity of a woman, a doctor who was serving society. She is the destroyer of the rule of law and evidence in this heinous crime which is vital to ensure that the accused get the punishment that they deserve…”
The BJP leader slammed Mamata Banerjee for mishandling the case and asked why did she delay the handover of the case to the CBI.
“Why did Mamata Banerjee want Kolkata police to handle the case, and only transferred the investigation to CBI after there was enormous pressure on her to do so. Did the Mamata Banerjee administration need the time to destroy vital evidence? Why was the initial theory of suicide floated to explain victim’s murder?” asked Bhatia.
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More ShortsMeanwhile, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has cast shadow on the CBI investigation and asked why there are no updates on the case ever since it was handed over CBI on August 14.
“The RG Kar case was handed over to the CBI on August 14. It has been five days and there has not been a single update from the CBI. Also, the only arrest in the case is the accused nabbed by Kolkata Police. CBI has not even summoned any suspects for questioning in the last five days. Moreover, the central agency has not even tried to counter the numerous rumours being spread on media and social media,” NDTV quoted Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose as saying in a video statement.
Banerjee, who has backed the doctors’ protest in wake of the horrific rape-murder incident, had given a Sunday ultimatum to the CBI to complete probe and hang the culprits.
The party also accused the CBI of trying to bury the case.
“What is the CBI doing? At this point, it seems that they’re keeping their head down just to allow BJP to target the state government and keep spreading a false narrative. None of the Opposition parties are asking even a word to the CBI. As we had said, the priority in this case is for justice to be done. Is the CBI trying to bury the case? What explains their complete inaction for five days?” asked the journalist-turned-parliamentarian.
Meanwhile, the probe agency has got permission to conduct a polygraph test on the arrested accused in case, said CBI sources.
With inputs from agencies
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