On a day when the Supreme Court conducted a detailed hearing on the gruesome rape-murder of a medic in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital and lambasted the Kolkata Police for a 14-hour delay in filing FIR, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a “stringent central legislation” to “put an end” to rising number of rape cases. Mamata pointed out that on a daily average almost 90 rape incidents take place in India, and to counter these, fast-track special courts be set up to complete trial within 15 days “to ensure quick justice”. Mamata Banerjee cannot absolve herself of the responsibility by writing a missive to the Prime Minister. Why did it take so long for her to demand fast-track special courts to deal with rape cases? Was it because the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case hit the national headlines? Her nephew MP Abhishek Banerjee cannot absolve his party by tweeting: “Over the past 10 days, while the nation has been protesting against the RG Kar Medical College incident and demanding justice, 900 rapes have occurred across different parts of India”.OPINION| Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: The challenge before CBI
On a day when the Supreme Court conducted a detailed hearing on the gruesome rape-murder of a medic in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital and lambasted the Kolkata Police for a 14-hour delay in filing FIR, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a “stringent central legislation” to “put an end” to rising number of rape cases. Mamata pointed out that on a daily average almost 90 rape incidents take place in India, and to counter these, fast-track special courts be set up to complete trial within 15 days “to ensure quick justice”. Mamata Banerjee cannot absolve herself of the responsibility by writing a missive to the Prime Minister. Why did it take so long for her to demand fast-track special courts to deal with rape cases? Was it because the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case hit the national headlines? Her nephew MP Abhishek Banerjee cannot absolve his party by tweeting: “Over the past 10 days, while the nation has been protesting against the RG Kar Medical College incident and demanding justice, 900 rapes have occurred across different parts of India”.
