’Durga Puja will never be celebrated...’: RG Kar victim doctor’s family slams Mamata Banerjee for ’insensitive’ remark

  • West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has faced flak for urging the public to focus on the upcoming Durga Puja festivities amid ongoing protests over the rape-murder of Kolkata's RG Kar doctor.

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Published11 Sep 2024, 05:04 PM IST
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

The parents of Kolkata's RG Kar victim has slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for urging public to ‘focus’ on the upcoming Durga Puja festivities amid ongoing protests over the rape-murder of young doctor.

“I request you to return to festivities and let the CBI complete the investigation at the earliest," Banerjee said on Monday.

However, the parents have called Mamata Banerjee's remark insensitive.

"We used to celebrate Durga Puja with our daughter, but we will never celebrate Durga Puja or any other festival for years to come," PTI quoted late doctor's family as saying.

Also Read | RG Kar ex-principal Sandip Ghosh had ‘sexually assaulted’ a nurse in Hong Kong?

They also termed Mamata's remarks insensitive which came on completion of a month of the horrific crime that shocked and outraged the nation.

"Let her return our daughter. Would she have said the same had this happened in her family?,"asked the doctor's family.

According to TOI, the victim's father said that they went to the CBI as they are not satisfied with the role of the CM (Mamata Banerjee).

Also Read | Kolkata doctor rape case: Protesting medics seek meeting with Mamata

Mamata rejects money offering charges

Stating that she never said anything about offering monetary compensation to the deceased doctor's family, Mamata termed it a conspiracy by the Centre and some Left parties and called it 'slanderous lies'. "I challenge anyone to show proof of such claims. It's an attempt to malign our government," she said.

Also Read | RG Kar rape-murder: BJP, victim’s parents slam Bengal’s CM’s ‘Durga Puja’ call

Family counter's Mamata's claim

However, rejecting Mamata Banerjee's claim, the victim's mother said that the Chief Minister (Mamata Banerjee) is lying. “We were offered money...My daughter will not return, will I lie in her name? The Chief Minister said you will get money, make something in your daughter's memory. I then said, when my daughter gets justice, I will go to your office and take that money....”

 

Also Read | RG Kar ex-principal Sandip Ghosh’s judicial custody extended till Sept 23

Invite to doctor for talks

The West Bengal government on Wednesday invited the agitating junior doctors for talks. Following a mail sent by the medics earlier in the day, the government asked them to join a meeting at the state secretariat at 6 pm on Wednesday.

What Mamata said on demand for Goyal's resignation

Amid growing clamour for the resignation Vineet Goyal, the Police Commissioner of Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee, who also hold the home department, revealed that the top cop offered to resign on several occasion over the last few weeks, however, he was persuaded to continue because of the Durga Puja festival. Goyal is facing backlash for 'mishandling' the case.

Also Read | Kolkata doctor rape case: ‘We demand…’ WB doctors defy SC order, continue stir

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First Published:11 Sep 2024, 05:04 PM IST
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