Trinamool Accuses BJP of Hijacking Kolkata Murder Protests to Topple West Bengal Government

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:15am on 19 Aug 2024,Monday Politics

The Trinamool Congress has accused the BJP of "hijacking" protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. MP Saket Gokhale claimed the BJP's IT cell is using a "sinister toolkit" to demand Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's resignation and destabilize the West Bengal government. Gokhale alleged that the BJP has replaced genuine protesters with party workers and used bot accounts to amplify the 'Mamata Must Resign' hashtag. The CBI has taken over the investigation, but protests and political tensions continue.

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