"Intention is to save herself from humiliation": BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi attacks Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi [India], September 3 : After the West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed the 'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) 2024', BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed that the intention of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is not to address the issues faced by women but to save herself from the "humiliation and divert" the issue.
"All provisions against rape accused are available in the law, but the intent of the one who implements the law also needs to be good. This is the same Vidhan Sabha where Mamata Banerjee stood up to support Sheikh Shahjahan. She even went on to label the victims as peddlers of propaganda," Trivedi said.
"After the 2021 assembly elections, hundreds of BJP workers were raped and humiliated, how many did she speak up for? How many fast-track courts were set up by her government to address cases of rape? How many cases have led to the conviction of the accused?" he added.
He further asked Mamata Banerjee what action was taken against those who destroyed evidence at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
"What action was taken against those who destroyed evidence at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital? Her intention is not to address the issues faced by women in the state or work for their welfare but to save herself from all the humiliation and divert the issue," Trivedi said.
Earlier today, the West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed the 'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) 2024'.
This comes after the tragic rape and murder of a trainee doctor last month at the RG Kar Medical Centre and Hospital on August 9.
Earlier today, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extended her support for West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment Bill 2024 and said that the bill is being brought to secure the dignity of women and if Bengal is abused, it will have a ripple effect.
CM Mamata Banerjee said, "I had written two letters to the Prime Minister, but I did not get any reply from him, rather I got a reply from the Minister of Women and Child Development, but I also replied to her reply and informed the Prime Minister. When the Code of Justice Bill was passed in a hurry before the elections, I had said that it should not be passed in a hurry, the states were not consulted in this. I had opposed it many times as no advice was taken from the states in this regard, it should have been passed after discussing with the Rajya Sabha, the opposition, and all the parties, but this was not done. That is why today we are bringing this (bill) to secure protection for women. If Bengal is ill-treated, then it will have spillover effect."