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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Image: PTI)
Urging doctors to join their duty, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the protesting doctors to join their duty to help people with medical assistance
As the protests over trainee doctor’s rape and murder inside the premises of a Kolkata hospital intensified on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed political parties for “indulging in cheap politics” and urged the protesting doctors to resume their duty.
Urging doctors to join their duty, Banerjee said, “If it makes you happy, I will touch your feet and request you to resume your duties to help people with medical assistance. 3 people have died, including a minor and a pregnant woman.”
The West Bengal Chief Minister further hit out at the Opposition parties — the CPI(M) and BJP — over their protests and accused them of trying to pull a Bangladesh in the state. The Chief Minister further announced that the Trinamool Congress will protest in all blocks, wards and all municipalities of state on August 17 against Baam-Raam (BJP-Left) conspiracy to defame Bengal.
Responding to Banerjee’s call for protest, BJP IT Cell Head Amit Malviya said that the Chief Minister’s announcement is shocking and insensitive and West Bengal will respond to her at the right time.
“Shameless TMC has announced a protest march on 17th Aug against the BJP, following its spirited campaign, demanding justice for the rape and murder victim in RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, Malviya said in a post on X, adding, “Shocking and insensitive as this is, none other than Mamata Banerjee has made this announcement. Is it a crime to raise voice for a young lady doctor, who has been killed in cold blood? Bengal will respond to Mamata Banerjee at the right time.”
Shameless TMC has announced a protest march on 17th Aug against the BJP, following its spirited campaign, demanding justice for the rape and murder victim in RG Kar Medical College & Hospital.Shocking and insensitive as this is, none other than Mamata Banerjee has made this…
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) August 14, 2024
Mamata Welcomes HC Order Granting CBI Probe
Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday welcomed the Calcutta High Court order granting a CBI probe into the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
“We would abide by the Calcutta High Court’s order and extend all support to the CBI. We have no problem with CBI being handed over the case as we want it solved at the earliest,” she said.
The high court on Tuesday transferred the rape and murder case of the doctor to the CBI from the Kolkata Police.
