Kolkata Rape And Murder Case: Things don't seem to be going well in the Trinamool Congress (TMC), as speculations of a rift in the party are rife over the handling of the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor in the RG Kar medical college.
The speculations started doing the rounds after senior TMC leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray urged the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday to carry out custodial interrogation of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and former principal of the RG Kar College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh.
“CBI must act fairly. Custodial interrogation of Ex Principal and Police Commissioner is a must to know who and why floated suicide story. Why wall of hall demolished, who patronised Roy to be so powerful, Why sniffer dog used after 3 days.100s of such questions. Make them speak," said Ray in a post on his official X handle.
Withing hours of raising questions, the Kolkata Police sent a summons to the veteran TMC leader. He was asked to be at the Kolkata Police headquarters in central Kolkata by Wednesday afternoon.
Although top officials of the city police are tight-lipped about the exact reason for summoning Ray, insiders said that he has been asked to appear because of some "wrong information passed through his social media post," as reported by news agency IANS.
During the day, Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh also questioned the demand of Ray seeking custodial enquiry of the city police commissioner.
“I also demand justice in the RG Kar case. But strongly oppose this demand regarding CP. After getting information he tried his best. Personally, CP was doing his job and the investigation was in a positive focus. This kind of post is unfortunate, that too from my senior leader,” claimed Ghosh in a social media post countering that of Ray.
'We Need Abhishek Banerjee To Be Active'
A question is also being raised over the silence of TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee amid the situation. In a post on X, Kunal Ghosh said, “The Left and Congress are doing conspiracy. We will fight it under Mamata Banerjee’s leadership. We need to correct certain mistakes…We will fight, but we need Abhishek Banerjee to be active.”
The day after the hospital was vandalised, Abhishek, in a post on X, asked the administration to arrest all those who were responsible for it.
“The hooliganism and vandalism at RG Kar tonight have exceeded all acceptable limits. As a public representative, I just spoke with @CPKolkata , urging him to ensure that every individual responsible for today’s violence is identified, held accountable, and made to face the law within the next 24 hours, regardless of their political affiliations. The demands of the protesting doctors are fair and justified. This is the minimum they should expect from the government. Their safety and security must be prioritized,” he wrote.
However, he was not present at the rally in which West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was seeking capital punishment for the accused in the case.