BJP ACCUSES MAMATA OF ‘VICTIM SHAMING’ OVER HER REMARKS ON DURGAPUR GANGRAPE

The BJP on Monday launched a fresh attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for asking female boarders not to go out at night following the alleged gangrape of a medical student, accusing her of indulging in “victim shaming” and demanding justice for the survivor.

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In the wake of the alleged gangrape of a student studying at a private medical college in Durgapur on Friday night, Banerjee said female boarders, especially those from outside the state, should follow hostel rules and not venture out late at night.

As her remarks drew criticism from the opposition, Banerjee later claimed that the comments were taken out of context.

Slamming the chief minister, BJP MP and national spokesperson Bansuri Swaraj said, “It’s unfortunate that women are unsafe in West Bengal. But when a woman chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, insensitively indulges in victim shaming and victim blaming of the rape survivor, then it becomes painful and shameful for the entire society

“You (Mamata Banerjee) raise the slogan of ‘maa, maati and manush’. Due to your insensitivity, misgovernance and conservative mindset, maa (mother) is embarrassed, maati (land) is soaked in blood and manush (people) are badly off,” Swaraj told a press conference at the BJP headquarters here.