Bhubaneswar, Aug 16: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday came down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last week, and said, "There has been complete systemic failure in West Bengal time and again".

There has been complete systemic failure in West Bengal time and again. But the blame lies on ‘Bam and Ram’. Absolutely disgusting, shameful and reprehensible statement from Mamata Didi. The day is not far when Mamata Didi will even blame aliens and extraterrestrials for her…
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) August 16, 2024

In a post on X, Pradhan said, "There can be no room for politics on the horrific rape and murder of the junior doctor. Mamata Didi’s attempt to cover-up, stifle dissent and shield perpetrators raises serious questions."

The Union Minister also accused Banerjee of blaming others while West Bengal witnessed "complete systemic failure" time and again.

"There has been complete systemic failure in West Bengal time and again. But the blame lies on ‘Bam and Ram’. Absolutely disgusting, shameful and reprehensible statement from Mamata Didi. The day is not far when Mamata Didi will even blame aliens and extraterrestrials for her misrule," he said.

"With appeasement politics as her fulcrum of politics, Mamata Didi still has to take refuge of Lord Ram to cover her abysmal failures. Justice needs to be delivered and perpetrators need to be dealt with the harshest punishment," he added. "Expecting safety of women, speedy trial, justice and impartiality from her is out of question."

Union Minister Pradhan's comments came after the Chief Minister accused the "Left and Ram" of staging a conspiracy around the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College.

On the night of August 8, the junior doctor was raped and murdered inside the seminar hall of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The victim had gone to the hall to rest during her graveyard shift.

The incident at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has sparked protests and strikes by doctors across the country.

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