Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Reacting to the alleged incident of assault on a minority woman in Cooch Behar, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slammed the West Bengal government and said attacks on women are "unacceptable", adding that such incidents are not witnessed anywhere in the country after the Lok Sabha elections being witnessed in Bengal.
"Attacks on women, irrespective of their caste, are unacceptable. Elections have been held, results have been announced and the ruling party has won maximum seats in the state, so why is the government resorting to violence in the state?" —Chowdhury asked.
"Nowhere in the country do we see cases like those seen in Bengal after the elections. No one has the right to do violence against women," he said.
Union minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar has constituted a seven-member team to investigate the alleged incident of assault on a minority woman in Cooch Behar.
The seven-member team includes BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul, MLA Sikha Chatterjee, Phalguni Patra, Shashi Agnihotri, MLA Malati Rava Roy, Mafuja Khatun and MP Jayanta Roy.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal Police on Friday reported that a case had been registered and three accused had been arrested in connection with the alleged incident of assault on a minority woman in Cooch Behar.
Police also said that false rumors are being spread about an incident involving a Muslim woman in Coochbehar and urged everyone to refrain from spreading false information and verify the facts before believing or sharing any news.
"It has come to our attention that false rumors are being spread about an incident involving a Muslim woman in Coochbehar, West Bengal. It is falsely reported that the woman was stripped naked and beaten for supporting a political party. This misinformation is being used community and political," Cooch Behar police said in a statement.
"We urge everyone to refrain from spreading false information and to verify the facts before believing or sharing any news. The incident is a family matter and should not be given any communal or political color," they added in the statement.
Earlier on June 28, the BJP investigation team, which investigated the alleged post-poll violence during the Bengal elections, submitted its report to BJP president JP Nadda.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) inquiry committee was formed to probe post-poll violence in West Bengal after multiple reports emerged of violence against BJP workers and vandalism at their offices following the declaration of election results. of Lok Sabha 2024.
The post-poll violence incidents occurred in several areas of West Bengal, where BJP workers were allegedly beaten up and their offices vandalized, following the declaration of Lok Sabha 2024 results.
"Attacks on women, irrespective of their caste, are unacceptable. Elections have been held, results have been announced and the ruling party has won maximum seats in the state, so why is the government resorting to violence in the state?" —Chowdhury asked.
"Nowhere in the country do we see cases like those seen in Bengal after the elections. No one has the right to do violence against women," he said.
Union minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar has constituted a seven-member team to investigate the alleged incident of assault on a minority woman in Cooch Behar.
The seven-member team includes BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul, MLA Sikha Chatterjee, Phalguni Patra, Shashi Agnihotri, MLA Malati Rava Roy, Mafuja Khatun and MP Jayanta Roy.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal Police on Friday reported that a case had been registered and three accused had been arrested in connection with the alleged incident of assault on a minority woman in Cooch Behar.
Police also said that false rumors are being spread about an incident involving a Muslim woman in Coochbehar and urged everyone to refrain from spreading false information and verify the facts before believing or sharing any news.
"It has come to our attention that false rumors are being spread about an incident involving a Muslim woman in Coochbehar, West Bengal. It is falsely reported that the woman was stripped naked and beaten for supporting a political party. This misinformation is being used community and political," Cooch Behar police said in a statement.
"We urge everyone to refrain from spreading false information and to verify the facts before believing or sharing any news. The incident is a family matter and should not be given any communal or political color," they added in the statement.
Earlier on June 28, the BJP investigation team, which investigated the alleged post-poll violence during the Bengal elections, submitted its report to BJP president JP Nadda.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) inquiry committee was formed to probe post-poll violence in West Bengal after multiple reports emerged of violence against BJP workers and vandalism at their offices following the declaration of election results. of Lok Sabha 2024.
The post-poll violence incidents occurred in several areas of West Bengal, where BJP workers were allegedly beaten up and their offices vandalized, following the declaration of Lok Sabha 2024 results.
