Fight For Abhaya
Kolkata: Abhaya Mancha, a protest platform against the RG Kar rape and murder of a PGT in 2024, on Tuesday came under fire from both chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and the victim’s mother, Panihati MLA Ratna Debnath.
A day after the Mancha on Monday staged a demonstration against the bail granted to former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh, Adhikari on Tuesday said the members could stage a protest outside the Supreme Court, which granted Ghosh the bail, instead of “protesting in Kolkata for media footage”. The same day, Debnath called the Mancha members “lizards”, “cockroaches” and “bedbugs”, who “exploited them to stay in limelight”. Responding to a question on the Mancha protest, Adhikari said he agreed with the protesters but questioned their decision to stage a demonstration in Kolkata. They should demonstrate there instead of staging protests here to get media footage,” Adhikari said in Nandigram. Asserting he stood with the victim’s family, the CM said the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the case. But there are many things that cannot be said. You should understand that,” Adhikari said. Aniket Mahato, a prominent face at the R G Kar movement, said, “Driven by our conscience, we came together to demand justice for Abhaya, whom we looked upon as a family member.
“I completely agree with them. But he (Sandip Ghosh) got the bail from the Supreme Court. As the administrative head, I cannot tell them they should protest outside the SC instead of here. They should choose the venue. Where did he (Sandip Ghosh) get bail from and why? Who granted him bail? “The Supreme Court entered the matter suo motu. All of you know that. As the administrative head, I would not like to comment on the SC. I have full faith in the Supreme Court. Leading faces of West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front (WBJDF) also reacted sharply to Debnath’s remarks against Abhaya Mancha. Aunty (Debnath) ought to have kept that in mind while making a statement. Our fight for justice will go on.”
My daughter was killed as she raised her voice against the corruption,” she said. “The new govt would weed out corruption and those helming the govt were given a free hand to do so.” “Officers, like Vineet Goyal, were suspended. I still don’t know who are questioning them. Sandip Ghosh was also granted bail. Though he was not part of our case, he was involved in another case, pertaining to corruption at RG Kar.
Debnath on Tuesday asserted that she was hopeful her daughter’s death would be investigated properly and the accused would be punished.