New Delhi, Apr 27:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the TMC of “sheltering goons who torture women”, and said the BJP giving poll tickets to Sandeshkhali’s Rekha Patra and the mother of the RG Kar victim is proof of the party’s commitment to ensuring women’s security.
Speaking at the Matua community citadel of Thakurnagar at Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district, Modi also said all refugees who took shelter in India following religious persecution in the neighbouring nation will be granted citizenship through procedures outlined under the Citizenship Amendment Act.
The BJP has fielded Patra from Hingalganj, and Ratna Debnath – the mother of the RG Kar hospital doctor who was raped and murdered, from Panihati – in the assembly elections.
Sandeshkhali hogged the national limelight in 2024, after allegations of sexual abuse of women by local TMC leaders came to the fore.
The RG Kar hospital incident also took place that year.