NEW DELHI: BJP Tuesday said the anti-rape legislation passed in Bengal assembly was brought by CM Mamata Banerjee to save herself from humiliation and divert attention from the heinous crime at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
Questioning why the Mamata govt did not bring the bill earlier, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also refuted the claim that Bengal was the first state to enact such legislation.He pointed out that Madhya Pradesh was the first state to implement a law in 2017 that imposed death penalty on those who committed rape.
“Till now, 42 people have been given death sentence in the state,” Chouhan said and added that “Mamata Banerjee will have to face consequences of the way her govt committed highhandedness in handling the case of the rape-and-murder of the medical student”.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed Mamata Banerjee’s intention is not to address the issues faced by women but to save herself from the “humiliation and divert” the issue. “All provisions against rape accused are available in the law, but the intent of the one who implements the law also needs to be good. This is the same Vidhan Sabha where Mamata Banerjee stood up to support Sheikh Shahjahan. She even went on to label the victims as peddlers of propaganda,” he said.
“What action was taken against those who destroyed evidence at RG Kar? Her intention is not to address issues faced by women in the state but to save herself from all the humiliation and divert the issue,” Trivedi added.
BJP’s Amit Malviya said other than being a desperate attempt to divert from the raging protests, a closer look at the fineprint reveals the law seeks to limit media reporting on judicial proceedings in rape cases.
Questioning why the Mamata govt did not bring the bill earlier, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also refuted the claim that Bengal was the first state to enact such legislation.He pointed out that Madhya Pradesh was the first state to implement a law in 2017 that imposed death penalty on those who committed rape.
“Till now, 42 people have been given death sentence in the state,” Chouhan said and added that “Mamata Banerjee will have to face consequences of the way her govt committed highhandedness in handling the case of the rape-and-murder of the medical student”.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed Mamata Banerjee’s intention is not to address the issues faced by women but to save herself from the “humiliation and divert” the issue. “All provisions against rape accused are available in the law, but the intent of the one who implements the law also needs to be good. This is the same Vidhan Sabha where Mamata Banerjee stood up to support Sheikh Shahjahan. She even went on to label the victims as peddlers of propaganda,” he said.
“What action was taken against those who destroyed evidence at RG Kar? Her intention is not to address issues faced by women in the state but to save herself from all the humiliation and divert the issue,” Trivedi added.
BJP’s Amit Malviya said other than being a desperate attempt to divert from the raging protests, a closer look at the fineprint reveals the law seeks to limit media reporting on judicial proceedings in rape cases.