The mom of the trainee physician from Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical School, who was brutally raped and murdered, has accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of mendacity about not providing monetary compensation to the household. The accusation got here after Banerjee denied any such provide in current statements.
Sufferer’s Mom Calls Out CM for ‘Mendacity’
The sufferer’s mom refuted the Chief Minister’s declare, stating that Banerjee had certainly provided monetary assist. “The Chief Minister is mendacity. My daughter won’t ever return, and I’d by no means lie in her identify. Mamata Banerjee instructed us that we might obtain cash and prompt that we create one thing in my daughter’s reminiscence. I instructed her I’d solely take the cash as soon as justice was served,” the grieving mom instructed reporters.
Battle Over Compensation Claims
Earlier, Mamata Banerjee had publicly denied providing any cash to the bereaved household, calling the allegations ‘slander.’ She maintained that she solely provided help for any memorial the household wished to create of their daughter’s honor, however by no means straight proposed monetary compensation.
“I’ve not provided cash to the household. That is an try and defame me,” the Chief Minister stated. She added that Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal had even provided to resign after protests at RG Kar Medical School however was requested to remain on account of his experience in dealing with legislation and order, particularly with Durga Puja approaching.
The sufferer’s household, nevertheless, stays agency of their stance. The trainee physician’s cousin additionally got here ahead, claiming that Mamata Banerjee personally made the provide. “The Chief Minister herself provided monetary compensation. She denied it got here from the police, however I stand by my phrases that she made the provide,” he affirmed.
