KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee spoke out Thursday towards “makes an attempt to twist” her statements, saying she supported the protests by junior docs demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder sufferer.
“Let me most emphatically make clear that I’ve not uttered a single phrase towards the (medical, and many others) college students or their actions. I completely help their motion.Their stir is real. I by no means threatened them, as some persons are accusing me of doing. This allegation is totally false,” she mentioned.
At a Trinamool Chhatra Parishad Basis Day occasion on Wednesday, Banerjee had informed docs that she supported their protest however urged them to return to work, reminding them of a Supreme Court docket order. “A number of poor individuals have misplaced their lives already. The wealthy can afford to get handled at non-public hospitals, however can a poor pregnant woman watch for her supply? Can a coronary heart affected person watch for a surgical procedure? We now have not taken any punitive motion until now, and I can’t take motion even now. However slowly, you will need to be part of work,” the CM had mentioned.
Banerjee additionally clarified her “hiss” (phonsh kora) comment from the day gone by, which she mentioned was misinterpreted. The CM referred to the parable during which a monk suggested a snake “to not chunk anyone however absolutely hiss when attacked”, which means “whereas not harming is the precept, protesting towards injustice is correct”.
In a put up on X, she wrote: “I’ve spoken towards BJP. I’ve spoken towards them as a result of, with the help of the federal government of India, they’re threatening the democracy in our state and making an attempt to create anarchy….”
The CM went on: “I additionally make clear that the phrase (phonsh kora) that I had utilized in my speech yesterday is a quote from Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa. The legendary saint had mentioned that often there’s a want to boost one’s voice. When there are crimes and felony offences, a voice of protest must be raised. My speech on that time was a direct allusion to the good Ramakrishnite saying.”
“Let me most emphatically make clear that I’ve not uttered a single phrase towards the (medical, and many others) college students or their actions. I completely help their motion.Their stir is real. I by no means threatened them, as some persons are accusing me of doing. This allegation is totally false,” she mentioned.
At a Trinamool Chhatra Parishad Basis Day occasion on Wednesday, Banerjee had informed docs that she supported their protest however urged them to return to work, reminding them of a Supreme Court docket order. “A number of poor individuals have misplaced their lives already. The wealthy can afford to get handled at non-public hospitals, however can a poor pregnant woman watch for her supply? Can a coronary heart affected person watch for a surgical procedure? We now have not taken any punitive motion until now, and I can’t take motion even now. However slowly, you will need to be part of work,” the CM had mentioned.
Banerjee additionally clarified her “hiss” (phonsh kora) comment from the day gone by, which she mentioned was misinterpreted. The CM referred to the parable during which a monk suggested a snake “to not chunk anyone however absolutely hiss when attacked”, which means “whereas not harming is the precept, protesting towards injustice is correct”.
In a put up on X, she wrote: “I’ve spoken towards BJP. I’ve spoken towards them as a result of, with the help of the federal government of India, they’re threatening the democracy in our state and making an attempt to create anarchy….”
The CM went on: “I additionally make clear that the phrase (phonsh kora) that I had utilized in my speech yesterday is a quote from Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa. The legendary saint had mentioned that often there’s a want to boost one’s voice. When there are crimes and felony offences, a voice of protest must be raised. My speech on that time was a direct allusion to the good Ramakrishnite saying.”
