’Iron grip has clearly rusted’: BJP chief JP Nadda slams Mamata Banerjee amid Kolkata doctor rape-murder case

  • BJP chief JP Nadda slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said that the iron grip has clearly rusted.

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Updated18 Aug 2024, 07:09 PM IST
BJP party president JP Nadda (File Photo)
BJP party president JP Nadda (File Photo)(HT_PRINT)

Union Minister and BJP chief JP Nadda on Sunday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress (TMC) party amid ongoing political slugfest over the rape-murder of Kolkata's RG Kar doctor.

“West Bengal under TMC is ANTI-WOMEN, ANTI-YOUTH and ANTI-DEMOCRACY,” said Nadda in a post on X.

“The Chief Minister has failed the people of the state, presiding over an administration which has looted with impunity,” the BJP chief said, adding, “The iron grip has clearly rusted and rusted terribly.”

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The remarks came after the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the case. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the case on August 20.

On August 9, the body of the post-graduate trainee doctor was found in the RG Kar Hospital's seminar room. Next day, the Kolkata Police arrested Sanjay Roy (33), who joined the force as a civic volunteer in 2019. Police have alleged that the accused was married at least four times and was a known "womaniser".

Also Read | Kolkata doctor rape: SC takes suo motu cognizance, set to hear case on August 20

A preliminary autopsy report suggested that the victim was sexually abused and killed. It said she was bleeding from her eyes, mouth and private parts. There were also injuries on her left leg, neck, right hand, ring finger and lips.

Earlier this week, after expressing a lack of satisfaction with the Kolkata Police, Calcutta High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the investigation.

 

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Meanwhile, the students and junior doctors continue to protest at the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital. Doctors have held protests in many cities of the country like Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai.

The Kolkata Police imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 144 of the CrPC), around the Medical College and Hospital for seven days, effective from August 18.

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