BJP urges Mamata to quit, says Kolkata becoming 'crime capital'

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders launched a blistering attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government over the rape of a woman in a Kolkata law college, accusing the ruling party of failing to maintain law and order and protect women in the state.

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A Kolkata-based law college student became a victim of rape within the college premises on June 25 evening.

The BJP on Saturday, announced the formation of a four-member fact-finding team to investigate the case.

On the other hand, West Bengal Education Minister, Bratya Basu, has sought an immediate report from the college authorities over the unfortunate incident.

In a statement issued by the BJP, the four members of the party's fact-finding team in the matter have been named.

They are former Union Minister as well as a former police officer Satpal Singh, former Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi, current Lok Sabha member and former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and current Rajya Sabha member Manan Kumar Mishra.

The fact-finding team will soon visit the incident site and submit its investigation report to the BJP President JP Nadda," the statement said.

Meanwhile, in Kolkata, Minister Basu had also issued a statement claiming that he had directed the law college authorities to immediately convene a governing body meeting, discuss the matter, and submit a detailed report to the state Education department by next week.