‘Ignored sacred duty’: Kiren Rijiju targets Mamata amid anti-rape bill row, shares old letter | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday hit out at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and accused her government of neglecting crimes against women in the state.Amid row over anti-rape bill in Bengal, Rijiju shared a letter from November 11, 2021, addressed to the West Bengal government, requesting the establishment of Fast Track…

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Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: West Bengal’s anti-rape bill proposes capital punishment for heinous crimes | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The proposed anti-rape Bill, set to be introduced by the Mamata Banerjee government in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday, suggests the capital punishment for individuals found guilty of rape if their actions lead to the victim’s death or cause her to become vegetative. The draft also mentioned that those convicted of rape…

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‘Inspite of pendency of 48,600 rape … ‘: Centre hits back at Mamata Banerjee’s second letter to PM Modi | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a sharp response to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee‘s second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister of women and child development, Annapurna Devi, outlined the Centre’s stance on the handling of heinous crimes like rape and murder. In her letter, she said that stringent laws already exist under the…

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‘No reply received from your end’: Mamata Banerjee writes second letter to PM Modi on rape incidents | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote another letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that she had not received a response to her previous letter, in which she called for more stringent legislation to address rape cases.In her letter, Mamata said that while she had received a reply from the…

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‘Malicious disinformation campaign’: Cornered Mamata hits back as BJP mounts pressure over Kolkata rape-murder case | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee, who has weathered several storms in her long political career, finds herself cornered and isolated over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s R G Kar Hospital. While the BJP has been mounting relentless pressure on the West Bengal chief minister, her allies from the opposition INDIA…

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BJP says Mamata Banerjee and Kim Jong Un have one thing in common— ‘Can’t tolerate opposition’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: BJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday drew parallels between West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, saying both of them have one aspect in common —- “Can’t tolerate opposition”. This as the West Bengal chief minister has come under a barrage of attacks from the…

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‘If Bengal burns … ‘: Mamata Banerjee targets PM Modi over protests, warns of consequences; BJP hits back | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who is under all-round attack over the Kolkata rape-murder case, on Wednesday trained her guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and warned of adverse consequences for other states if the BJP tried to instigate trouble in Bengal. “Some people think this is Bangladesh. I love Bangladesh; they…

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