Signs of discomfort are surfacing in the Trinamool Congress leadership over the recent incidents of alleged atrocities on women in West Bengal. Senior Trinamool Congress leader and Lok Sabha member Saugata Roy on Thursday said incidents of atrocities on women were a matter of shame in a State with a woman Chief Minister.
“We all concerned about the incidents of atrocities on women. There should be zero tolerance to it. Strong action should be taken in such cases. In a State which has a woman Chief Minister, if any incident of atrocity on women occurs under her leadership, then it is a matter of shame for all of us,” Mr. Roy said.
The remarks made at a public event created a flutter in the Trinamool Congress leadership which was quick to target the senior party leader. Satabdi Roy, another TMC MP, said incidents of atrocities on women had nothing to do with “a woman Chief Minister or a male Chief Minister”. “Does the Chief Minister want such incidents to occur? Does her government want it? All we can say is such incidents are shameful and sad”, the Birbhum MP said.
