Derek O’Brien has clarified why Mamata Banerjee will hit the streets right this moment.
Kolkata:
Amid nationwide uproar over the Kolkata hospital rape-murder, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has introduced a rally this night to demand demise penalty for the responsible. She has given a Sunday ultimatum to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the central company that has taken over the probe, to make sure capital punishment for the culprits.
“Inside Sunday (August 18), CBI has to facilitate the hanging of the responsible and full the whole probe. Our Kolkata Police has accomplished 90 per cent of the probe,” she has mentioned.
With the protesters accusing the police of mishandling the case and the Trinamool of attempting destroy proof – a rally by the Chief Minister got here as a shock to many. Ms Banerjee holds the house portfolio within the state administration.
Trinamool MP and spokesperson Derek O’Brien clarified why the social gathering chief will hit the streets right this moment.
“It’s exhausting to conceive of a extra bestial, heinous crime than the homicide and rape of a younger girl that passed off in Kolkata. The general public outrage is solely comprehensible. Ideas and prayers along with her household,” he mentioned as he sought to justify the upcoming rally.
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“Why is Mamata Banerjee main a rally on the RG Kar Hospital incident?” “Truthful query,” he mentioned.
“As a result of: CBI, which is now dealing with the case, should give day by day updates on the investigation. The deadline given by the CM to Kolkata Police to finish the investigation was August 17. The identical should apply to CBI,” the senior Trinamool chief added.
He identified that an accused was arrested by Kolkata Police and justice will occur solely when CBI arrests all different concerned and ship the case to a fast-track court docket.
“CBI taking up the case should not result in it being quietly buried. The pressing want of the hour is swift justice and the harshest punishment for the culprits. Nobody who dedicated this barbaric act have to be spared,” added the quiz master-turned-politician.
It’s exhausting to conceive of a extra bestial, heinous crime than the homicide and rape of a younger girl that passed off in Kolkata. The general public outrage is solely comprehensible. Ideas and prayers along with her household.
“Why is @MamataOfficial main a rally on the RG Kar Hospital…
— Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) August 16, 2024
He additionally known as for motion in opposition to the mob that ransacked the hospital the place the physician was raped and homicide. Sharing an replace on police motion, he mentioned 19 individuals have been arrested to date.
The incident on the state-run RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital has sparked protests and strikes by docs throughout the nation. The hospital was vandalised by a mob throughout a midnight protest two days in the past.
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Ms Banerjee had earlier vowed handy over the rape-murder probe to the CBI if the police weren’t in a position to clear up it by Sunday. The Calcutta Excessive Court docket, nonetheless, was not prepared to permit any “additional lack of time” and requested the CBI to take over on Tuesday.
Shifting her ultimatum to the CBI, the Chief Minister had mentioned the central company should now full the probe by Sunday.
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