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CM's remark on women students triggers row
Hindustan Times Pune
|October 13, 2025
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that women college students “should not leave campus at night”, triggering backlash from the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which accused her of “victim blaming”.
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“We are not defending anyone but girls should not leave campus at night like this. The private institution should not allow it. Everybody has the right to move freely but there should be a system for students who stay in hostels. I have asked the police to take stringent action. Nobody should be spared,” Banerjee said while commenting on the Durgapur rape case.
This story is from the October 13, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
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