The BJP on February 19 demanded the removal of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for questioning the allegations of sexual assault raised by women in Sandeshkhali.
Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district saw violent protests earlier this month over alleged sexual harassment by local Trinamool Congress leaders.
Locket Chatterjee, the BJP MP from the State, said the protests by women were spontaneous and there was no politics in it, with the BJP only trying to “protect them and help them raise their voice.” She also claimed that what happened to women in Sandeshkhali was similar to the atrocities against women in countries such as Iraq and Pakistan.
