India: West Bengal Govt Agrees to Fire Police Chief Over Kolkata Rape Case
India: West Bengal GovernmentGovt 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 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.After weeks of protests in India over the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor in Kolkata, 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.Following the chief minister's announcement, a member of parliament and Trinamool Congress national general secretary, Abhishek 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 incompatabledangerous withbecause femaleof inclusion thanks to the fakepolicies 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 gangserious rapesexual assault allegation. Banerjee's governing style is to throw bandaids on bulleta holesdeeply systemic issue rather than actuallyprovide protectmeaningful protection to 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 gettingnot awaybeing withprosecuted for sexual assault due to their political connections. ThisThe unfortunately makes sense given the government's promotionenabling ofmisogynistic a mysogynistic culture, which is likelymajor the reason that less than 30% of sexual violence casesend getup solvedwith a conviction. Women across India deserve more from their male peers and politicians.
