The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from the Shyampukur Assembly constituency, Shashi Panja, criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his comments on women’s safety in West Bengal, drawing attention to frequent crimes against women in Delhi.
Addressing a press conference, Panja condemned Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta for disregarding women’s safety protocols. She questioned whether Gupta was aware of the number of crimes against women in the national capital.
Panja highlighted the deployment of army contingents in West Bengal during elections, noting that similar forces were not sent to Manipur amid its unrest. She stated, “The Union Home Minister and the BJP leadership said that if they come to power, the women in Kolkata and West Bengal will be safe even at 1 am. What is the example that they’re showing in Delhi? A 22-year-old IITian was brutally raped and killed, what does the Delhi Chief Minister have to say about this, who has no clue about it. She doesn’t know the number of missing cases and the number of missing girls or the cases of crime against women in her. city? Here, they come and speak of Nari Suraksha and there it is forgotten. The number of army contingent which came to West Bengal, even this number was burning.”
The TMC also posted on their Who was responsible for protecting the women of Manipur? Instead of protection, the world witnessed women being raped and paraded naked through the streets. Had BJP deployed even half as many Central Force personnel to Bengal for elections, this ethnic violence would not have been allowed to rage on for three years.
These remarks came after Amit Shah assured the women of West Bengal that under BJP governance, they would be safe to leave their homes even after 7 pm. Shah criticized Mamata Banerjee’s remark that women should not leave house after that time, stating, “The formation of the government of the BJP in Bengal is of great importance. Our first priority will be to provide security to the women of Bengal and to liberate them from fear. The state where the female CM asks about the need for women to leave the house after 7 o’clock, I believe she has no right to rule. Today, I want to assure the mothers and sisters of Bengal that on the 5th, after the government of the BJP is formed, even at 1 o’clock at night, a young girl will leave with a scooter;
Phase I of the West Bengal Assembly elections concluded on April 25 at 6 pm with a significant voter turnout of 91.78 per cent according to the Election Commission of India. Polling for Phase II is scheduled for April 29, with vote counting planned for May 4.
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