16/08/2024
Kolkata: Amid nationwide uproar over the Kolkata hospital r**e-murder, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a rally this evening to demand death penalty for the guilty. She has given a Sunday ultimatum to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the central agency that has taken over the probe, to ensure capital punishment for the culprits.
"Within Sunday (August 18), CBI has to facilitate the hanging of the guilty and complete the entire probe. Our Kolkata Police has completed 90 per cent of the probe," she has said.
With the protesters accusing the police of mishandling the case and the Trinamool of trying destroy evidence - a rally by the Chief Minister came as a surprise to many. Ms Banerjee holds the home portfolio in the state administration.
Trinamool MP and spokesperson Derek O'Brien clarified why the party chief will hit the streets today.
"It is hard to conceive of a more be***al, heinous crime than the murder and r**e of a young woman that took place in Kolkata. The public outrage is entirely understandable. Thoughts and prayers with her family," he said as he sought to justify the upcoming rally.

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