Doctor Rape, Murder: TMC, BJP Hold Protests, Rallies in Kolkata Today
BJP workers and supporters block railway tracks at Shantipur station during the party’s 12-hour strike in Bengal (Bengal Bandh). (Photo: PTI)
A number of rallies and demonstrations are planned for Friday in the city, in protest against the rape and murder of a doctor. Political parties and various civil society organisations are planning to take to the streets.
Both the ruling TMC and the opposition BJP will hold demonstrations as the protests enter their third week.
Frustrated by the alleged inaction of the state women’s commission, the BJP’s women’s wing is set to march to the commission’s office, accusing it of bias since the discovery of the victim’s body on August 9.
BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said Mahila Morcha members would lock the office from outside.
The BJP will continue its sit-in protest at Esplanade for the second day on Friday. The protest is part of a week-long series demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and justice for the victim.
Meanwhile, the TMC is planning to stage protests in universities across Bengal to push for a law that would provide death penalty for rapists. The party will hold sit-ins in every block on August 31.
On August 9, police found the body of the female trainee doctor in the seminar hall of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
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First publication: Aug 30, 2024 | 10:04 AM IST