Kolkata: Voicing concern over alleged rise in assaults on ladies in West Bengal, BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday mentioned an “administrator like Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath” needs to be on the helm in order that rapists could possibly be eradicated by way of “encounters.” Speaking to reporters exterior the state meeting, the BJP chief expressed dismay that VHP employees protesting in opposition to the current rape and homicide of a schoolgirl have been lathicharged and arrested by police whereas the perpetrators have been but to be booked.
“Utter lawlessness prevails within the state. A younger schoolgirl was brutalised and murdered in Matigara not too long ago. Earlier, related incidents occurred in Kaliaganj and Hanskhali. All over the place, younger ladies have been violated or killed. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who additionally holds the regulation and order portfolio, has squarely did not cease atrocities on ladies,” he mentioned.
Reacting to Adhikari’s remarks, the Trinamool Congress mentioned an FIR needs to be filed in opposition to the BJP chief for brazenly advocating the “encounter” system.
“Criminals, who commit such barbaric acts on youngsters and ladies, needs to be sternly handled. The should face encounters,” the BJP chief mentioned.
Drawing parallels with Uttar Pradesh, Adhikari mentioned, “an ready administrator like Yogi Adityanath, who has handled all criminals the suitable method,” ought to have been on the helm.
Trinamool Congress spokesperson Pleasure Prakash Majumdar informed PTI that an FIR needs to be lodged in opposition to the BJP chief for brazenly advocating “encounters”.
Stating that Adhikari has taken oath below the Structure and can’t advocate such violent strategies, Majumdar mentioned, “Even within the Nirbhaya case, the due means of regulation was adopted and it was left to the judicial system.”
“Adhikari, being a folks’s consultant and having taken oath below the Structure, can’t transcend the regulation of the land,” he mentioned.
Majumdar added that Yogi Adityanath’s regime in Uttar Pradesh is marked by encounters and bulldozer politics for which it has been hauled up as these violate human rights and are in opposition to democratic rules.
“Adhikari has turn into the proponent for encounters and bulldozer politics which is able to instill worry and anarchy in society in opposition to democratic traditions.”
