India: West Bengal Government Agrees to Fire Police Chief Over Kolkata Rape Case
India: West Bengal Government Agrees to Fire Police Chief Over Kolkata Rape Case
The Facts
After weeks of protests in India over the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor in Kalcota, the capital city of the West Bengal state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has agreed to fire three city officials: the police chief, director of medical education, and director of health services.After weeks of protests in India over the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor in Kalcota, the state of West Bengal's capital city, state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has agreed to fire three city officials: the police chief, director of medical education, and director of health services.
Following the chief minister's announcement, member of Parliament and head of the state's governing All India Trinamool Congress party, Abishek Banerjee, asked the protesting doctors to end their work strike.
The Spin
Kolkata, which was once deemed India's safest city for women, has become incompatable with female inclusion thanks to the fake progressivism of Mamata Banerjee. After campaigning on making the city safer in 2011, the ruling party went against its promise the very next year when it completely dismissed a gang rape allegation. Banerjee's governing style is to throw bandaids on bullet holes rather than actually protect women.
This case is a microcosm of a much larger national issue. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, there have been countless cases of men getting away with sexual assault due to their political connections. This unfortunately makes sense given the government's promotion of a mysogynistic culture, which is likely the reason that less than 30% of sexual violence cases get solved. Women across India deserve more from their male peers and politicians.
