West Bengal: BJP claims women worker stripped for supporting the party, NCW takes note
Kolkata (West Bengal): The National Commission for Women on Friday took note of the alleged attack on a BJP woman worker in West Bengal and has demanded a detailed action report which is to be submitted to the Commission within three days.
The Bhartiya Janata Party on Thursday alleged that a Muslim woman named Rosonara Khatun was stripped and beaten in West Bengal's Coochbehar for supporting their party.
The incident took place at Ramthenga Market in the Mathabhanga Assembly of Coochbehar district, claimed BJP leader Amit Malviya. "Rosonara Khatun, a member of the BJP's Minority Morcha, was dragged by her hair and subjected to severe physical assault. This brutal incident has shocked the Muslim community. Since the announcement of the election results, she had been in a state of panic and avoided leaving her home. Currently, she is admitted to the hospital," BJP leader Amit Malviya wrote in a post on X.
Expressing concern over the safety of women in West Bengal after the attack on the BJP worker, Malviya said, "There is a #Sandeshkhali in every village of Bengal. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and calls for justice. Concerns over political violence and safety of women under Mamata Banerjee remains a huge concern".
Condemning the incident, the National Commission for Women said that it has directed the police to invoke relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code in the FIR.
"The accused must be arrested promptly, and the victim provided free medical treatment. A fair, time-bound investigation is required, with a detailed action taken report to be submitted to the Commission within 3 days," the NCW wrote in a post on X, mentioning the Kolkata Police.
The concern over the alleged attack on Women in West Bengal comes days after the Sandeshkhali violence. Sandeshkhali, a village in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, had been in a political storm after villagers, mostly women, came out on the streets against the ruling TMC and its strongman Shahjahan, accusing him and his aides of "land-grab and sexual assault" under coercion. He was later arrested.
Both BJP and Trinamool Congress have been levelling charges against each other over Sandeshkhali.
(ANI)
