NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Left and the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) of collaborating to create unrest within the state. This accusation got here after vandalism at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday evening, the place a mob precipitated harm to the protest website, automobiles, and public property. Banerjee claimed that the people concerned weren’t linked to the coed motion and alleged they have been affiliated with the BJP.
“Bam (Left) and Ram wish to create unrest in Bengal and so they each have come collectively to do that,” acknowledged Banerjee, referring to the opposition events. She additional alleged, “The individuals who vandalised RG Kar Hospital yesterday and created this ruckus are usually not linked to the coed motion of RG Kar Medical School, they’re outsiders. I’ve seen as many movies, I’ve three movies as I can see, during which some persons are holding nationwide flags, they’re BJP folks, and a few are DYFI are holding white and crimson flags.”
On Wednesday evening, a mob entered the RG Kar Hospital campus, leading to vital harm. Safety officers intervened to disperse the gang, however not earlier than appreciable havoc was wrought.
Banerjee praised the police for his or her restraint throughout the incident. “Yesterday, police have been attacked; amongst them was one Deputy Commissioner (DC) who was there for safety functions, and two Officer-in-charges (OCs). For one hour, they could not be discovered, and once they have been discovered, they have been unconscious and have been seen blood oozing out from their heads. I knowledgeable the police at 3 am and had them taken to Apollo Hospital… I want to congratulate them that they didn’t lose persistence, they didn’t harm anybody.”
Moreover, Banerjee talked about that the case is now below the jurisdiction of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). “Now the case will not be in our fingers, it’s within the fingers of CBI, if in case you have one thing to say, then inform CBI, we have now no objection,” she added.
The chief minister additionally addressed the RK Kar rape and homicide case, saying that the punishment for this crime ought to be the demise penalty. A post-graduate trainee physician was discovered lifeless within the seminar corridor of RG Kar Medical School and Hospital on August 9, and the sufferer’s household has alleged that she was raped and murdered.
“This can be a very massive crime, and the one punishment for it’s that the accused ought to be hung, if the wrongdoer is hanged then solely folks will be taught a lesson from it however no harmless ought to be punished,” stated Banerjee.
The incident has sparked nationwide protests by medical doctors and medical fraternities, with many calling for stringent motion towards the perpetrators.
