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Women not safe, Trinamool shielding culprits: PM's attack over Kolkata gangrape

Women not safe, Trinamool shielding culprits: PM's attack over Kolkata gangrape

India Today7 days ago
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday, accusing the party of shielding the accused in the recent Kolkata gangrape case and hindering development in West Bengal.PM Modi was in West Bengal on Friday to launch a slew of development projects worth Rs 5,400 crore in West Bengal, unveiling major initiatives across the oil and gas, power, rail and road sectors aimed at boosting infrastructure, connectivity and clean energy in the region.advertisementWhile addressing a public rally in Durgapur, PM Modi said, "And you all have seen how, when a young doctor was subjected to atrocities here, the TMC government got involved in protecting the culprits. The country hadn't even recovered from that incident when, in another college, a horrific crime was committed against another young woman. In that case too, the accused were found to have links with the TMC."
Targeting the ruling party's law and order record, the Prime Minister said the TMC is failing to ensure safety and justice in the state. "Riots like Murshidabad happen in West Bengal and the police take unilateral action. There is no ray of justice in West Bengal. The state government cannot protect the lives of the people of the state," he said.PM Modi also accused the TMC of extorting money from businesses and obstructing economic growth in the state. "In West Bengal, money is being demanded from businessmen, the people of the TMC threaten them.The 'Gunda Tax' of TMC obstructs investment in the state," he alleged.He claimed the ruling party was "against investment and job creation in West Bengal."As part of the day's events, the PM laid the foundation stone for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited's (BPCL) Rs 1,950-crore City Gas Distribution project in Bankura and Purulia districts.He also dedicated to the nation the Rs 1,190-crore Durgapur–Kolkata section (132 km) of the Durgapur–Haldia Natural Gas Pipeline, laid under the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga (PMUG) initiative.Earlier in the day, greeting the gathering in Motihari in Bhojpuri during his sixth visit to poll-bound Bihar this year, the Prime Minister focused on the development plank while targeting the RJD and the Congress for "looting the poor".- EndsTune InMust Watch
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