Odisha CM must step down after student's death: JMM
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Ranchi: JMM on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi over the death of a college student in Balasore district a day before.
The 20-year-old student, who set herself on fire protesting alleged inaction on her sexual harassment complaint against her department head in Balasore, succumbed to her injuries late Monday night after a 60-hour battle for life.
The girl initially reported the matter to the college principal on June 30 and posted her ordeal in a social media post, tagging authorities and reported the matter to the police on July 1.
Addressing a press conference in Ranchi, JMM's general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya demanded that the CM must take accountability and step down. He also clamied that violence against women are rising in states where they are in power.
"The death of the student in Balasore is once again a reminder how BJP ruled states are increasingly becoming unsafe for women. The woman fought hard to save her dignity, but the BJP govt in Odisha didn't take any concrete action against her perpetrators in the first place before it became too late. We wonder how the CM is still in office there," said Bhattacharya, citing how women continue to suffer right from Manipur to UP, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar among others.
"BJP's Beti Bachao campaign has now turned into Beti Jalao. As usual, PM and home minister of this country are conveniently silent," he said. "It is beyond anyone's imagination that a student had to face torment in her own institution. Even after raising the complaint, attempts were on to hold her wrong. Who will give justice to the deceased student," he added.
Hitting back, BJP spokesperson Ajay Sah said, "JMM should be ashamed of its selective politics. It remains silent when criminals are from their alliance ruled states but pounces on any unfortunate incident in a BJP-ruled state. When students at Kolkata's R J Kar Medical College were protesting after a rape incident, JMM's leadership was silent. Examples are abound. Does JMM determine the seriousness of a crime based on the party ruled state? Even in Jharkhand, instances of rape and women abuse are surfacing daily.
It should talk on its own govt. BJP govt in Odisha will ensure the strictest action."
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