Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of doing politics over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College Hospital. Yadav also defended West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the issue and said she understands the pain of women.
"Mamata Banerjee herself is a woman and understands the pain of a woman. She has taken action as per demand. The government has also decided to get the matter investigated by CBI or any other institution. But along with this, the people of the Bharatiya Janata Party should not do politics... BJP should not derive political advantage from the incidents," he said.
Akhilesh’s remarks came in response to the BJP’s demands for the chief minister’s resignation over the incident.
The SP chief had made similar remarks yesterday when he had accused the saffron party of drawing "political benefits" from the Kolkata incident.
He had expressed confidence that Banerjee would take strict action against the culprits as she is a woman chief minister.
"The BJP has a talent for doing politics on every incident. They have the talent of drawing political benefits over every incident and dishonouring others," he had said.
A 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered at the Kolkata hospital on August 9, sparking nation-wide protests. A civic volunteer was arrested in the following day.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI probe into the case, saying no significant progress had been made in the investigation by the Kolkata Police.
Healthcare services in several government hospitals across the country remain crippled for more than a week due to the cease-work by junior doctors demanding justice for their colleague. The emergency and outpatient departments in most state-run hospitals are still closed, causing significant distress among patients.
