After the uproar over the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College Hospital, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written an important letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and made a big demand.
News agency has quoted a senior official as saying that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding strict laws along with punishment to the rapists.
Alapan Bandopadhyay, Chief Advisor to the Chief Minister of West Bengal, has given this information in a press conference. Trinamool Congress supremo Banerjee has written this letter after nationwide protests over the rape and murder of a female doctor at Kolkata’s government RG Kar Medical College Hospital earlier this month.
Mamta demanded to make strict laws
Noting the regular occurrence of rape cases across the country, CM Mamata Banerjee wrote in the letter that as per available data, around 90 rape cases occur daily. In many cases, rape victims are also murdered.
Victim’s family should get justice within 15 days: Mamata
He wrote in the letter, ‘It is horrifying to see this trend of criminals. It shakes the confidence and conscience of the society and the nation, it is our duty to end it so that women feel safe. Such a serious and sensitive issue needs to be addressed comprehensively through stringent central law which provides such punishment for those involved in these brutal crimes that it becomes an example for others.’
Mamata Banerjee also proposed the establishment of fast-track special courts for speedy trial in these cases. She suggested, ‘The trial should be completed within a maximum of 15 days to ensure speedy justice.’
