It took ten days for
the woman Chief Minister of the state to visit the family and village of the
girl who was brutally raped and murdered at Kamduni, Barasat. Ever since the
incident of rape happened, the people of the village have been demanding that
the Chief Minister visit their village and redress their grievances. Barasat
has emerged as a notorious place for criminals and rapists who have been
harassing the women of the area for a long period of time. Illegal liquor dens
and misbehavior, abuse and sexual harassment are flourishing in the area with
impunity while the local administration is turning a blind eye. The latest
incident of rape of a college student was the last straw in the camel’s back
for the people of the area. It is in this context that the people of Kamduni
expected that their grievances be heard by the Chief Minister herself.
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee hardly spent 5 minutes with the family of the girl and hurried out of
the house. By then a large number of people had gathered, particularly women,
who were raising slogans demanding punishment for the culprits and asking the
CM to listen to their grievances. The spontaneous outpouring of emotions and
anger of the people of that area however made the Chief Minister angry. When a
woman asked the CM to speak to them she was shouted down and told to keep quiet
by the CM herself. The CM also alleged that the woman was doing politics to
which the lady responded that it was the CM who was doing politics. In the most
shameless manner, the CM instead of trying to calm down the villagers, alleged
that those who were protesting are CPI(M) activists. It needs to be noted that
all the panchayat seats in the area has been won uncontested by the TMC in the
ensuing Panchayat elections.
It has become a habit
of the CM to blame everything on the CPI(M) and the Left whenever uncomfortable
questions are asked to her. Moreover, she also has the habit of targeting
individuals for raising questions about her Government. The plight of Prof.
Ambikesh Mahapatra, Shiladitya Chowdhury and Tania Bharadwaj has not been
forgotten by the people of the state. Such undemocratic behavior does not befit
the elected head of the state of West Bengal. The people of Kamduni and other
places are living a life of constant terror, sexual harassment and the threat
of rape. In such circumstances, the minimum that a head of the Government must
do is to guarantee them safety and security. However, the TMC Government hardly
believes in such civilized and democratic responses to the demands of the
people.
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Instead of Healing Wounds, the Chief Minister Shouts at Villagers at Kamduni
It
took ten days for the woman Chief Minister of the state to visit the
family and village of the girl who was brutally raped and murdered at
Kamduni, Barasat. Ever since the incident of rape happened, the people
of the village have been demanding that the Chief Minister visit their
village and redress their grievances. Barasat has emerged as a notorious
place for criminals and rapists who have been harassing the women of
the area for a long period of time. Illegal liquor dens and misbehavior,
abuse and sexual harassment are flourishing in the area with impunity
while the local administration is turning a blind eye. The latest
incident of rape of a college student was the last straw in the camel’s
back for the people of the area. It is in this context that the people
of Kamduni expected that their grievances be heard by the Chief Minister
herself.
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee hardly spent 5 minutes with the family of the girl and hurried
out of the house. By then a large number of people had gathered,
particularly women, who were raising slogans demanding punishment for
the culprits and asking the CM to listen to their grievances. The
spontaneous outpouring of emotions and anger of the people of that area
however made the Chief Minister angry. When a woman asked the CM to
speak to them she was shouted down and told to keep quiet by the CM
herself. The CM also alleged that the woman was doing politics to which
the lady responded that it was the CM who was doing politics. In the
most shameless manner, the CM instead of trying to calm down the
villagers, alleged that those who were protesting are CPI(M) activists.
It needs to be noted that all the panchayat seats in the area has been
won uncontested by the TMC in the ensuing Panchayat elections.
It has become a habit of
the CM to blame everything on the CPI(M) and the Left whenever
uncomfortable questions are asked to her. Moreover, she also has the
habit of targeting individuals for raising questions about her
Government. The plight of Prof. Ambikesh Mahapatra, Shiladitya Chowdhury
and Tania Bharadwaj has not been forgotten by the people of the state.
Such undemocratic behavior does not befit the elected head of the state
of West Bengal. The people of Kamduni and other places are living a life
of constant terror, sexual harassment and the threat of rape. In such
circumstances, the minimum that a head of the Government must do is to
guarantee them safety and security. However, the TMC Government hardly
believes in such civilized and democratic responses to the demands of
the people.
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- See more at: http://www.cpimwb.org.in/current_topic_details.php?topic_id=405#sthash.ZcbU7Cfs.dpuf
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:: Current Affairs |
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Instead of Healing Wounds, the Chief Minister Shouts at Villagers at Kamduni
It
took ten days for the woman Chief Minister of the state to visit the
family and village of the girl who was brutally raped and murdered at
Kamduni, Barasat. Ever since the incident of rape happened, the people
of the village have been demanding that the Chief Minister visit their
village and redress their grievances. Barasat has emerged as a notorious
place for criminals and rapists who have been harassing the women of
the area for a long period of time. Illegal liquor dens and misbehavior,
abuse and sexual harassment are flourishing in the area with impunity
while the local administration is turning a blind eye. The latest
incident of rape of a college student was the last straw in the camel’s
back for the people of the area. It is in this context that the people
of Kamduni expected that their grievances be heard by the Chief Minister
herself.
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee hardly spent 5 minutes with the family of the girl and hurried
out of the house. By then a large number of people had gathered,
particularly women, who were raising slogans demanding punishment for
the culprits and asking the CM to listen to their grievances. The
spontaneous outpouring of emotions and anger of the people of that area
however made the Chief Minister angry. When a woman asked the CM to
speak to them she was shouted down and told to keep quiet by the CM
herself. The CM also alleged that the woman was doing politics to which
the lady responded that it was the CM who was doing politics. In the
most shameless manner, the CM instead of trying to calm down the
villagers, alleged that those who were protesting are CPI(M) activists.
It needs to be noted that all the panchayat seats in the area has been
won uncontested by the TMC in the ensuing Panchayat elections.
It has become a habit of
the CM to blame everything on the CPI(M) and the Left whenever
uncomfortable questions are asked to her. Moreover, she also has the
habit of targeting individuals for raising questions about her
Government. The plight of Prof. Ambikesh Mahapatra, Shiladitya Chowdhury
and Tania Bharadwaj has not been forgotten by the people of the state.
Such undemocratic behavior does not befit the elected head of the state
of West Bengal. The people of Kamduni and other places are living a life
of constant terror, sexual harassment and the threat of rape. In such
circumstances, the minimum that a head of the Government must do is to
guarantee them safety and security. However, the TMC Government hardly
believes in such civilized and democratic responses to the demands of
the people.
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- See more at: http://www.cpimwb.org.in/current_topic_details.php?topic_id=405#sthash.ZcbU7Cfs.dpuf
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