'Return To Festivities': Mamata's Appeal As Kolkata Protests Draw Ire From BJP, Victim's Family

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:10am on 10 Sep 2024,Tuesday India

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the public to focus on Durga Puja festivities while protests continued in Kolkata over the horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor. Banerjee emphasized the need to resume normal life, while the victim's family criticized her remarks, calling them insensitive. "What about our festivities when we've lost our daughter?" the family asked. The BJP also slammed Banerjee, accusing her of being tone-deaf to the ongoing outcry. The case has shaken the state, with demands for justice intensifying.

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