A fresh controversy has erupted with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership both in West Bengal and New Delhi on Saturday alleging that two women were stripped and assaulted in State’s Malda district earlier this week .
Amit Malviya, the head of BJP’s I-T cell took to social media sharing a video of the alleged incident and targeted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the incident. According to Mr. Malviya the incident took place on the morning of July 19 in Pakua Hat area of Bamangola Police Station, Malda.
State’s Minister for Women and Child Development Sashi Panja said that the police have taken suo motu cognisance of the incident and a case has been registered. Dr. Panja said that the incident relates to a case of theft inside a big haat (market) and the BJP leadership was trying to give a political colour to the incident.
