2024-08-19 22:33:20
New Delhi : After the rape and murder of a female doctor in Kolkata, the outrage is increasing. Along with this, the challenge for Mamata Banerjee, the head of the ruling TMC of West Bengal, is increasing. Mamata is facing opposition on many fronts simultaneously. Different voices are being seen within the TMC itself regarding the incident. The anger of the party MP Harbhajan Singh, who came into politics from cricket, has also erupted in this matter. At the same time, the supporters of the two major rival football teams in Bengal are also protesting unitedly on this issue.
Allies busy surrounding Mamata
This is not the only challenge for Mamata Banerjee. On the political front, the main ally of India Alliance, Congress, has also shown the mirror to Mamata. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has put TMC in the dock in this matter. The victim’s family is also accusing the government. The special thing is that the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of this issue and fixed the date of hearing. It is very rare that the Supreme Court takes such a step. In such a situation, it is certain that the Mamata government may have to face strong comments from the apex court.
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Will the anger of the elite prove costly?
This is not the first incident of rape in West Bengal. There was a lot of uproar in the state regarding the rape cases in Hanskhali, Kamudni, Kakdwip, Ranaghat, Siuri. Before the Kolkata incident, questions were raised on the Mamata Banerjee government nationwide regarding Sandeshkhali. Mamata had distanced herself from the earlier rape cases in West Bengal by rejecting them in different ways. She had described the Hanskhali incident as a case of love affair. In the 2013 Kamudni gang rape incident, she had described the protesters as CPM supporters. The special thing is that in the earlier rape case, the victims were from the lower class. This time the case of rape and murder in Kolkata is allegedly related to the Bhadralok. The Bhadralok has now come out on the streets. In such a situation, it will not be easy for Mamata to overcome the challenge this time.
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Write a letter to PM Modi demanding intervention
In this case, IMA has already demanded intervention from PM Modi. Now Padma award winning doctors have also written a letter to PM Modi. More than 70 Padma award winning doctors have written a letter to PM Modi demanding immediate implementation of a special law to deal with violence against health workers. They have also demanded implementation of better security protocols in hospitals. Doctors have also urged to strictly implement existing laws and increase security measures in hospitals and medical institutions.
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Harbhajan Singh wrote about his pain in the letter
Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh wrote a two-page letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing his grief over the delay in getting justice to the Kolkata rape and murder victim. He also appealed to act swiftly and decisively on this matter. Harbhajan wrote that the safety and dignity of women cannot be compromised. The perpetrators of this heinous crime must face the full punishment of the law and the punishment should be exemplary. Only in this way can we begin to restore faith in our system and ensure that such an incident does not happen again. He wrote that we should create a society where every woman feels safe and protected. Harbhajan Singh said that we should ask ourselves – if not now, then when? I think, now is the time for action.
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Questions being raised on the director
In this case, many questions are being raised about the former principal of RG Kar Medical College, Sandeep Ghosh. Regarding Sandeep Ghosh, former professor and former deputy superintendent of the hospital, Dr Akhtar Ali, says that he is a corrupt man. He used to fail students deliberately. He also used to take 20% commission. Dr Akhtar described Sandeep Ghosh as a mafia and a powerful man. He said that he used to collect money for every work of the medical college and hospital. Along with this, he also had a role in the supply of liquor to the students in the guest house. There were complaints against Sandeep Ghosh twice. He was transferred twice but he stopped. Both times the order had to be withdrawn. While being the principal of RG Kar Medical College, Ghosh was also accused several times of financial corruption, illegal commission and irregularities in tenders. Sandeep Ghosh has been interrogated for 13 hours by the CBI.
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Voices are being raised abroad as well
Voices are being raised even abroad regarding the Kolkata rape. Students of Dhaka University in Bangladesh showed solidarity by joining the ongoing protests against the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College. ‘Dhaka Tribune’ quoted Rahnuma Ahmed Nirate, a student of the Physics Department, in its report that we are aware of the uncooperative attitude of the medical college administration in the rape case in Bengal. Being women, we demand that the administration provide maximum legal assistance, strictly implement the law and give the verdict soon.