Kolkata Law College Rape Case: BJP seeks Mamata's apology, resignation

The BJP on Saturday demanded an apology and resignation from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the gang-rape of a law college student in Kolkata, alleging all the accused are linked to the ruling Trinamool Congress.

"This is in a way state-sponsored brutality and a heinous crime motivated by politics," BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said, citing portions of the victim's statement that mentioned threats to her and her family.

He added that BJP president J P Nadda has constituted a four-member fact-finding committee comprising MPs Biplab Kumar Deb and Manan Kumar Mishra and former MPs Satyapal Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi. The panel will visit the state and submit its findings.


"In a state led by a woman chief minister, people expected more sensitivity towards women, but what we see is complete insensitivity," Patra said.

He also took a swipe at the Congress, invoking the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, and alleged that former PM Indira Gandhi had questioned the utility of the Constitution and suggested it should be changed.

Citing media reports from that time, Patra said Gandhi had once spoken of making basic changes to the Constitution and had questioned whether it served democracy.