Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat on Wednesday alleged that the ‘Nabanna Abhijan (march to state secretariat)’ called by students to condemn the rape and murder of a junior doctor, was a BJP ploy to divert attention from the nationwide movement and bring the focus back to its protests in West Bengal.
Talking to IANS, Brinda Karat claimed there was hardly any participation by students in Tuesday’s protest march.
At the same time, she also took a swipe at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee for the alleged attempts by the state government to protect the former principal of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, Sandip Ghosh.
“This is quite amazing that they actually tried to save Sandip Ghosh by making him the principal of another medical institution,” Karat said.
To recall, a couple of days after the body of the doctor was recovered from the seminar hall of the hospital on the morning of August 9, in face of all round criticism, Ghosh announced his resignation both as the principal of RG Kar, as well as from the state medical services.
However, to everyone’s surprise the state health department soon announced his appointment as the principal of Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital (CNMCH).
However, he was unable to occupy that chair as a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court barred his appointment as principal of any medical college till further orders.
Meanwhile, Brinda Karat also raised questions regarding the Chief Minister’s statement earlier in the day about passing a Bill in West Bengal Assembly to ensure capital punishment for convicts in rape and murder cases and wondered how they would do it.
She also took a jibe at the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma and said that he should be immediately restrained from making hate speeches.
“After taking oath as a chief minister in the name of the Constitution, he is tearing that apart with his divisive speeches every day. Having such a chief minister is not only unfortunate for Assam but for the entire country,” Karat said.
–IANS
src/rad
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
