"Pain of people being converted into political slogan": TMC's Kunal Ghosh slams BJP over Kolkata doctor case

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 19 : Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh said on Monday slammed the BJP for politicising the rape and murder of the trainee doctor and said that the pain of the people on social media is being converted into a "political slogan" which will not be tolerated.
Speaking at a press conference, Ghosh said, "The pain is not political but the pain of the people on social media is being converted into a political slogan and this will not be tolerated. There is no objection to the pain you are expressing on social media and the protest you are doing. You can say anything but the language should be appropriate. It is wrong to spread fake reports, fake audio, fake news about the picture and postmortem report. Do not do this, this is objectionable."
The case has sparked widespread outrage and protests across various sectors, leading the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance. A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud will hear the case on August 20.
The rape and murder of the trainee doctor have sparked massive outrage and protests across various sectors.
Protests have been held in various cities, including Delhi, Chandigarh, Mumbai, and Kolkata, with demands for justice for the victim and punishment for the accused.
Earlier in the day, Calcutta High Court advocates held a protest march demanding justice for the victim and punishment for the accused. In Delhi, doctors from Maulana Azad Medical College and resident doctors from the Northern Railway Central Hospital protested outside Nirman Bhawan. Similar demonstrations occurred in Chandigarh, where PGIMER doctors also protested. Mumbai saw protests at Azad Maidan organised by doctors and locals.
On August 18, football fans protested near Salt Lake Stadium, resulting in the cancellation of the Durand Cup match between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. In Kolkata, junior doctors and students continued their protests at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The postgraduate trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
On August 14, the protest site and hospital campus at RG Kar were vandalised by a mob, leading to police intervention.
To maintain law and order, Kolkata police have imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 144 of the CrPC), around the Medical College and Hospital for seven days, effective from Sunday (August 18) to Saturday (August 24).