'Shameful': BJP, Others React to Mamata's 'Love Affair' Comment on Minor's Rape

The son of a TMC leader has been charged forallegedly gang-raping a minor girl in Hanskhali.

A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made a contentious remark over the the rape and killing of a minor girl, many political leaders, feminist activists, and others took to Twitter to condemn the TMC supremo's comment as 'shameful,' 'abhorrent,' and disgusting.'

BJP leaders Amit Malviya and Charu Pragya are among those who have criticised Banerjee's comments.

TMC Block President's son raped a minor girl and burned her body to eradicate the evidence.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister asks, “whether it is a rape, pregnancy, or a love affair?”

Bengal’s shame: Mamata Banerjee! pic.twitter.com/p1KdAUrtdh

— BJP Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) April 11, 2022

Mamata Banerjee’s crass comment on the rape and murder of 14 year old girl in Hanskhali is not just abhorrent but also steeped in gross illegality. Sexual intercourse with a minor is rape. It is a crime. Her murder is a crime. Bengal CM shamed the victim and defended the accused. https://t.co/y6y8pWRG1o

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) April 11, 2022

What an irony that the CM of West Bengal is called “Mamata”.

In shielding TMC goons, she VICTIM SHAMES the teenage girl who was gangraped, murdered & then forcefully cremated.

She is literally blaming the child on national television. I’m so so so angry!

— Charu Pragya🇮🇳 (@CharuPragya) April 11, 2022

The absolute heartlessness of WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the rape-killing of a minor child is beyond shocking.

TMC fought the election on the slogan of 'Bangla Nijer Mey Ke Chai'.

Horrendously heartbreaking! pic.twitter.com/V2wYfCigHc

— Raju Bista (@RajuBistaBJP) April 11, 2022

* Class 9 girl dies in Nadia, #Bengal.
* Mother alleges gangrape by TMC leader’s son and his friends.
* Cops cremate girl in a hurry.
* CM Mamata Banerjee asks: “She had love affair with accused, so was it rape? Was she pregnant? Did she die of a slap?”pic.twitter.com/uDmL4HbcXh

— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) April 11, 2022

A minor girl died in West Bengal due to injuries after gang-rape by TMC leader’s son.

Mamata Banerjee: “I have information that she was in love with the boy. If the boy-girl love each other what can I do”

Bengal is beyond redemption

— Monica Verma (@TrulyMonica) April 11, 2022

A 14-year-old girl who went to a birthday party of local TMC leader on April 5 was allegedly raped and then killed." But Mamata asks, "Was it a rape or love affair? Or was she pregnant? Mamata Banerjee added that she can't stop affairs.

Speechless.

— Chaiti Narula (@Chaiti) April 12, 2022

Disgusting !

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee trivializes the brutal rape & murder of 14-year-old girl in Nadia's Hanskhali. Is it because the accused is TMC leader’s son?

Entire women community is ashamed after such disgusting statement from a woman leader.

Hai Hai TMC, hai hai hai pic.twitter.com/2u71PMOiCM

— Bharati Ghosh (@BharatiGhosh1) April 11, 2022

What Did Mamata Banerjee Say?

Brajagopal Goyala, the son of a local panchayat member of the Trinamool Congress, was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Sunday, 10 April, for allegedly gang-raping a minor girl at a birthday party in West Bengal's Hanskhali village. The girl later died.

CM Mamata Banerjee took note of the atrocity and the BJP's protest on Monday, and said, "How do you know if she was raped or was pregnant or had a love affair or was sick? Even family knew it was a love affair."

"If a couple is in a relationship, how can I stop them? This is not UP that I can do that in name of Love Jihad," she had added.