Chief Minister and leader of the Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee announced on Tuesday that she would travel to Sandeshkhali in West Bengal “within a few days,” in response to criticism that she did not feel compelled to go there despite widespread demonstrations by local women over alleged sexual atrocities. “Within a few days, after our candidate Haji Nurul wins Basirhat, I shall pay Sandeshkhali my first visit. I’m going to go meet the folks over there,” she declared.
When Mamata Banerjee visited the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency for the first time since the Sandeshkhali incident took place, she expressed her sadness, further she declared that the “saffron camp’s conspiracy now stands exposed” and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should not have tampered with women’s dignity in Sandeshkhali while speaking at an electoral rally in Basirhat.
“I am sorry for whatever has happened to the women of Sandeshkhali and the way they have been humiliated. I express my sadness from the core of my heart. Nobody should dare to play with the dignity of women, People would have never understood how the BJP had hatched the conspiracy, had the videos not surfaced. The BJP should not play with the dignity of women,” said the West Bengal Chief Minister.
I had for long stated that the BJP has been trying to malign the image of Bengal by orchestrating the Sandeshkhali incident.
The sting operation revealed the real face of the Bangla-Birodhis as they tried to manipulate the emotions of my mothers and sisters.
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— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 5, 2024
CM also stated, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi can call up anyone he wants. He had called up someone (Rekha Patra) from the area. But he should not forget the dismal track record of the BJP government regarding women’s safety and security in the country. The BJP-ruled state Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of cases of assault on women,” the chief minister said.
Claiming that the nation has the “worst track record in terms of women’s safety and security under the BJP rule,” Banerjee attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for speaking on the phone with Sandeshkhali protester and BJP candidate Rekha Patra.
