Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The case of rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata has now turned into a political conflict. West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee government, the state’s opposition party BJP and the central government are at loggerheads over the issue. The West Bengal Police and the management of RGKar Hospital are accused of covering up the rape case. After the Kolkata Police, the case is now in the hands of the CBI, but even after 20 days, the CBI has not been able to arrest a single accused. Students of RG Medical College are continuously agitating and striking for justice. The victim’s parents are also pleading for justice. The Supreme Court has also commented strongly on the matter and President Draupadi Murmu has expressed deep concern over the Kolkata rape case, but that is the case. Only inquiries are being made, but the mystery behind the death has not been revealed.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called a special session of the Legislative Assembly on September 2 to demand capital punishment for the accused and announced a bill on the provision of capital punishment for rape accused. Mamata Banerjee announced that if the Governor did not sign the bill, she would stage a protest outside the Raj Bhavan.
Along with this, Mamata Banerjee has attacked the BJP’s Bengal bandh and violent clashes in the rape case and accused the central government of spreading unrest in Bengal and warned that if Bengal burns, Delhi, Jharkhand, UP and northeastern states will be affected but not spared. BJP leaders across the country have criticized this and accused Mamata Banerjee of promoting violence.
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Will meet Governor Shah on Friday
In this backdrop, Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose arrived in Delhi from Kolkata on Thursday evening. The Governor will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday. Sources say that the Governor will brief Shah about the overall situation in Bengal. The Governor will report to the Union Home Minister on the overall situation in the state, including the Kolkata rape-murder case, special bill on death penalty for rape, Mamata Banerjee’s statement.
The rape-murder case in Bengal, the RG tax scam and the BJP-Mamata Banerjee conflict have heated up politics. However, the meeting between Governor and Amit Shah is politically very important. Before the governor’s arrival in Delhi, BJP representatives, including Bengal state president Sukant Majumdar and former president Dilip Ghosh, went to the Raj Bhavan to meet the governor and requested the governor to take action on the rape case and corruption case regarding Mamata Banerjee’s statement.
The conflict between Mamata and the Center will increase.
After meeting the governor, BJP state president Sukanth Majumdar said that I informed the governor about Mamata’s remarks on Wednesday. What he and those above him will do is up to them.
But after Mamata Banerjee’s statement, Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Giriraj Singh and other BJP leaders attacked her and objected to Mamata Banerjee’s statement. In such a situation, it will be important to see what report the Governor gives to the Union Home Ministry on this issue. What steps does the central government take?
Senior political analyst Partha Mukhopadhyay says that Mamata Banerjee, who is on the backfoot after the Kolkata rape case, is now preparing to corner the central government on the issue. The Judicial Code provides for the death penalty for heinous crimes such as rape. However, Mamata Banerjee is now preparing to introduce a bill in the assembly on this issue and is demanding capital punishment for the accused.
Death penalty for rape, Mamata to introduce bill
Mamata Banerjee has already announced that she will protest outside the Raj Bhavan if the Governor does not sign the bill. Now the big question before the governor is whether he will sign this bill or not, again a fight between Mamata Banerjee and the governor is certain.
In such a situation, the issue is also likely to be discussed during the meeting with Governor Amit Shah and the strategy may be decided, what will be the strategy of the Governor or the central government after the passage of the bill on capital punishment for rape in the assembly. ?
What will BJP do with Article 365?
At the same time, as questions are being raised about the law and order situation in West Bengal, some BJP leaders have also demanded the imposition of Article 356 in the state, although in cases of violence ranging from the Sandeshkhali rape case to panchayat and assembly elections, the central government has earlier But the state refused to interfere.
But in the present situation, the central government will follow its old policy regarding Bengal or strict measures will be taken by the central government regarding Bengal. It will be out in the coming days. Because any move has political implications and pros and cons. The BJP government at the center will take any action on this only after looking at its merits and demerits, but the way Mamata Banerjee has rekindled the fight against the central government. BJP has to make a strategy to face it.
