Kunal Ghosh said on Raiganj encounter, punishment should be given in constitutional manner!

Regarding the Raiganj encounter in West Bengal, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said that a person facing serious charges like rape and murder of a minor should get the harshest punishment, but the manner of encounter should be within the Constitution and judicial process. He raised questions over the absence of video of the encounter that took place at 3.30 pm, demanded transparency and also targeted the police action regarding noise pollution on Diwali night.

Regarding the Raiganj encounter, All India Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh said, “We do not have complete information about the encounter that took place. Therefore, it would not be appropriate to give an immediate reaction.”

We have sought complete information and are trying to gather facts, but the kind of allegations against this person, such as rape of a minor, torture, murder after rape, such crimes are very serious. Such a person has no moral right to live in the society. He should get the harshest punishment.”

He said that but the question is how death will come. We have a legal system, judiciary, constitution and democratic system. Under that, there should be a quick investigation, there should be quick justice and the guilty should be given harsh punishment. But it is necessary to have a debate on the extent to which such encounters are taking place beyond the scope of the Constitution and law, whether in custody or under any other circumstances.

Kunal Ghosh said that if the allegations are true then it is one thing for him to die, but the method of death should be within the Constitution and the legal system, because if it is misused in future then anyone will be shot after being accused.

There is also a question as to why all this happens at night and why there is no video of it. When the police conducts second investigation there is video recording, but there is no video here. There should be transparency as to what happened at 3.30 in the night and how it happened.

He said that our only point is that whoever commits such heinous crimes should be given the harshest punishment, but it should be strictly under the judicial process.

Regarding pollution, the All India Trinamool Congress leader said that as far as pollution is concerned, what happened last night was the worst situation in the last three-four years. The way crackers burst and the noise pollution caused, it caused a lot of trouble to the elderly, sick people and animals and birds.

The question is, what were the police doing? Was the police just busy catching Mamata Banerjee's supporters? There was so much noise pollution, but there was no visible control on it. This was a completely wrong situation.

He said that as far as light and lighting are concerned, the light smoke emanating from it can have some positive effect on insects, but the effect of noise is completely negative. To say that bursting more crackers will cure diseases or have any special benefits is complete nonsense. Noise pollution has negative effects on both people and animals.

Kunal Ghosh said that we have no dispute even in the case of BSF. BSF soldiers are our own children. Mamta Banerjee also loves him and we also respect him. They are the boys and girls of our house, we have no quarrel with them. Our difference is regarding policies. This difference is with the Modi government, Amit Shah's Home Ministry and their policies.

He said that we may have disagreements regarding border security and policies related to it, but we have full respect and affection for the BSF soldiers working here. We respect and love them.