Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee’s comment on Friday in the backdrop of a Law student’s rape here, asking how the authorities would handle a situation where a girl was raped by a friend, has drawn severe criticism from the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislature as well as the citizens.
Banerjee had asked, “If a friend rapes another friend, then how will the government authorities provide protection in such cases? Do you want to deploy police in educational institutions? Police cannot be in every corner?”
Commenting on the incident further, he opined that women’s safety is at stake because of the mentality of perverted men against whom strong action should be taken. The MP added that men should be vigilant and protect their lady colleagues while women too should stand up against such crimes. He asked all people to ensure female students’ safety and arrest the perpetrators of crime immediately.
The state wing of the BJP and media head Amit Malviya, said that the MP was displaying his insensitivity by calling women’s safety only a political agenda.
Pointing out that, in the said case, a college student has been raped by a TMC leader and his gang, they accused Banerjee of trivializing the issue by saying the crime was committed by ‘classmates.’ Malviya, in a social media post, has asked if rape of a girl by classmates was now acceptable. “If this government claims it has no role in ensuring safety inside educational institutions, then what is the point of having a government at all?” he asked in his post.
A female student of the South Calcutta Law College was allegedly raped on college premises by three people on June 27. It came to light within a few hours that one of prime accused in the case is Monojit Mishra, a 31-year-old student leader of the TMC. While the TMC leadership has admitted their past association with the accused and has insisted that it does not define the party and its stand, senior leaders have denied Mishra’s association with the TMC.
Images of Mishra in the company of senior political leaders have surfaced online, with the Opposition and many people blaming the Mamata Banerjee-led government for the incident.
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New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has launched an online quiz on the national flag and 25 top-scoring participants in the age bracket of 21 to 29 will get an opportunity to visit Siachen with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
The quiz, according to the ministry, will "foster patriotism and enhance awareness about the Indian National Flag."
"This online quiz, hosted on the MYBharat portal (mybharat.gov.in), invites all citizen to participate and test their knowledge about the Tricolour," the ministry stated.
It will consist of multiple-choice questions and all contestants will be awarded an e-certificate.
"As a grand incentive, 25 top-scoring participants will be selected for a remarkable opportunity to visit Siachen in the company of the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya," the ministry said.
"The selection of winners for the Siachen visit will be limited to youth between the ages of 21 and 29. The final selection of the 25 winners will be conducted through a computer-based lottery system from the pool of top scorers," it added.