Patna (Bihar) [India], September 8 (ANI): Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday reiterated his support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the rape-murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College Hospital and said that it would not be fair to blame any Chief Minister for the crime.
He further said that if this is the parameter, then even Prime Minister Narendra Modi should also resign on issues like Manipur violence and rape incidents in Hathras and Unnao.
Talking to the media after participating in a function in Patna on Sunday, the actor-turned-politician said that the case is “very shocking and disgusting,” adding that he supports the protests by doctors.
“I have also supported the doctors’ protests and at the same time, the anti-rape bill that Mamata ji has brought is historic. It would not be fair to blame any Chief Minister in this case. This case is very shocking and disgusting. But the way this is being politicized, I am with Mamata ji. Being a soldier of Mamta ji, I have presented this issue very well and will do so in the future too,” he said.
Hailing the ‘Aparajita Bill’ passed by the West Bengal assembly as ‘historic’, Sinha urged the Centre to support the bill and pass it into law.
“I would also appeal to the Governor and the Centre to support this bill and pass it as soon as possible. It is not right to ask for the resignation of CM Mamata. If this is the parameter, then even the Prime Minister will have to resign on issues like Manipur, Hathras, Unnao, Kathua,” the TMC MP added.
Earlier, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose targeted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government over the RG Kar rape-murder case and said that the law is there but, is not being implemented properly.
The West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed the ‘Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) 2024′ on Tuesday.
The Bill introduces the death penalty or life-long imprisonment for rape by amending the relevant sections in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the new penal code. (ANI)
A nationwide protest had erupted demanding stringent laws for women’s safety after a trainee doctor was raped and murdered in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.
Earlier, on Thursday, in the latest development on the rape and murder case, the family of the victim. accused the Kolkata Police of trying to offer them money when they were crying and sitting with the mortal remains of their daughter inside the house. (ANI)
