Rahul Sinha, a prominent member of the BJP, said on Thursday that all rapists in West Bengal belonged to the Trinamool Congress, setting off a verbal spat between that party and the opposition.
On the fringes of a “Bhai Dooj” (Bhai Phonta) celebration at the BJP’s office in Kolkata, Sinha raised concerns about the safety of women by asserting that the Chief Minister’s support for an increase in rape cases in the state has contributed to this trend. He declared, “A woman chief minister has elevated the state to the top spot in the nation for female violence. Rape is a minor incident, according to the CM. She wants to use money to resolve the rape cases. Will there be a rise or fall in rape cases under such circumstances? In the state, Trinamool supporters make up the whole rape population. No one from any other party has any. Given that Bengal is the state with the highest rate of female maltreatment, he noted, women in Bengal right now required powerful brothers.
State Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya poked fun at Sinha by saying, “I wish good success to people in the opposing party defaming the Trinamool Congress. I wish the members of the opposition party a long and happy life as a sister. Even if they disrespect us, I wish they succeed.
“The evidence of how secure Bengal is under Didi (CM Mamata Banerjee) has been found in a report of the central government. Those who saying otherwise should go to a BJP-ruled state and check facts there. The central report revealed that Kolkata is the most secure city in the country. And India’s most insecure city, Delhi is in the hands of the Union Home Minister. So such statements by BJP leaders are nothing more than opposition for the sake of opposition.”
“I don’t want to respond to such statements. All I want to say is that the BJP should look at the so-called double-engine governments before complaining. The National Crime Bureau report says most cases of violence against women occur in BJP-ruled states.” said Sovandeb Chattopadhyay .