Rahul Gandhi’s social media post today expressed concerns about the “local administration” in the state run by the Trinamool Congress, following Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s cautious statement on the rape-murder of the Kolkata doctor that has rocked the nation.
“The attempt to save the accused instead of providing justice to the victim raises serious questions on the hospital and the local administration,” Mr. Gandhi wrote in his strongly damning post of the assault.
“This incident has forced us to think that if doctors are not safe in a place like medical college, then how can parents send their daughters outside for studies? Why are even the strict laws made after the Nirbhaya case unsuccessful in preventing such crimes? Every party, every section of the society will have to hold serious discussions and take concrete steps on the continuously increasing incidents against women from Hathras to Unnao, and from Kathua to Kolkata,” read a rough translation of his post in Hindi.
कोलकाता में जूनियर डॉक्टर के साथ हुई रेप और मर्डर की वीभत्स घटना से पूरा देश स्तब्ध है। उसके साथ हुए क्रूर और अमानवीय कृत्य की परत दर परत जिस तरह खुल कर सामने आ रही है, उससे डॉक्टर्स कम्युनिटी और महिलाओं के बीच असुरक्षा का माहौल है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 14, 2024
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Comparing it to the Nirbhaya case in which a 23-year-old died over a decade ago after being tortured in a horrifying manner, he added, “The way the layers of the cruel and inhuman act against her are being revealed, there is an atmosphere of insecurity among the doctors’ community and women”.
Ms Gandhi Vadra broke the Congress’s silence on the issue yesterday, describing it as “heartbreaking” and appealed to the Trinamool Congress government for “swift and strict action”.
“The sexual assault and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College is heartbreaking. The safety of women at workplace is a huge issue that requires serious efforts. I appeal to the state government for swift and strictest action so that the victim’s family and other doctors get justice,” read her post on X, formerly Twitter.
Mr Gandhi’s criticism comes as pressure is mounting on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government over the horrific murder at the premier state-run hospital in Kolkata.
Not only has the BJP, the Left and leaders of the state Congress — traditional rivals of Ms Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress — censured the state government, the matter has also left the civil society shaken.
Women — the strongest constituency of Mamata Banerjee — who had ignored the Sandeshkhali incident and voted overwhelmingly for the party in the recent Lok Sabha election, are holding a midnight march today which is being backed by some of her own party members.
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