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Agnimitra Paul Demands Mamata Banerjee Arrest Over RG Kar Case
Agnimitra Paul, a minister from the BJP, criticized the Trinamool Congress.
She said Mamata Banerjee should be arrested over the RG Kar Hospital case.
The case involved the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in 2023.
Paul also accused some local leaders of helping hide information and arranging a quick cremation.
These are allegations made by Paul in the report.
She called for action against Abhishek Banerjee over alleged problems at a health clinic.
Paul also criticized Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim over civic issues.
She said recent vandalism came from fighting inside the TMC, not from BJP workers.
Bengal Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul demanded Mamata Banerjee’s arrest over alleged attempts to conceal the 2023 RG Kar Hospital case.
Paul linked former Panihati Municipality chairman Somnath Dey and Nirmal Ghosh to the alleged hasty cremation and cover-up.
She alleged that Dey prevented the victim’s mother from speaking to opposition leaders and the public after the trainee doctor’s death.
Paul also demanded action against Abhishek Banerjee over alleged irregularities at the Sebashray health clinic.
She rejected claims that BJP cadres caused recent vandalism, attributing the incidents instead to factionalism within the TMC.
- Who
- Bengal Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul made the demands; the allegations involved Mamata Banerjee, Somnath Dey, Nirmal Ghosh, Abhishek Banerjee and Firhad Hakim.
- What
- Paul demanded arrests and accountability over the RG Kar Hospital case, alleged Sebashray clinic irregularities and civic issues.
- Where
- Paul spoke at the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute in Durgapur; the allegations also concern Kolkata and the RG Kar Hospital.
- When
- The RG Kar Hospital incident occurred in 2023; Paul made the statements after Somnath Dey’s arrest in connection with the case.
- Why
- Paul said alleged concealment, a hasty cremation, medical irregularities and civic failures required accountability.
Agnimitra Paul’s allegations
Claims Paul rejected or attributed elsewhere
Responsibility for vandalism
Agnimitra Paul’s allegations
Paul said recent ransacking and egg-throwing incidents resulted from internal factionalism within the Trinamool Congress.
Claims Paul rejected or attributed elsewhere
The article says there were charges that BJP cadres were behind the vandalism; Paul rejected those charges and said BJP lawbreaking would be condemned if proven.
RG Kar accountability
Agnimitra Paul’s allegations
Paul argued that arrests of Somnath Dey and Nirmal Ghosh over the alleged hasty cremation and cover-up should also raise questions about Mamata Banerjee’s arrest.
Claims Paul rejected or attributed elsewhere
The article reports Paul’s allegations but provides no response from Mamata Banerjee or the Trinamool Congress.
Sebashray clinic irregularities
Agnimitra Paul’s allegations
Paul alleged that unqualified practitioners prescribed incorrect medicines, including allopathic medicines prescribed by homeopaths, causing severe injuries and amputations.
Claims Paul rejected or attributed elsewhere
The article cites Calcutta High Court Division Bench observations on irregularities but gives no response from Abhishek Banerjee or the clinic.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Agnimitra Paul, Bengal Urban Development Minister
- Main demand
- Paul called for Mamata Banerjee’s immediate arrest over the RG Kar Hospital case.
- RG Kar incident
- A trainee physician was allegedly raped and murdered in 2023.
- Recent arrest
- Former Panihati Municipality chairman Somnath Dey was arrested in Bengaluru in connection with the case.
- Additional demand
- Paul called for Abhishek Banerjee’s arrest over alleged Sebashray health clinic irregularities.
- Vandalism claim
- Paul rejected claims that BJP cadres were responsible and attributed the vandalism to TMC factionalism.
- Other criticism
- Paul said Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim must answer over civic failures, unauthorized construction, a Free School Street fire and disputed land acquisition.
Quotes
Agnimitra Paul
Bengal Urban Development Minister and BJP politician
“Homeopaths were prescribing alopathic medicines causing grave medical irregularities in which many lost their organs. Abhishek Banerjee should be taken into custody for the gross irregularities.”
thestatesman.com
“If Nirmal Ghosh and Somnath Dey are arrested for the hasty cremation and cover-up, questions must also be asked when Mamata Banerjee would be arrested.”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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