Union Minister Calls for West Bengal CM Resignation Amid Controversial Probe

Union Minister Giriraj Singh has called for the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of influencing the investigation into the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata. Singh alleges that the real culprits are being protected due to their connections with Banerjee's party, Trinamool Congress. He also criticized Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav for their delayed response to the persecution of minorities in Bangladesh.

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of attempting to influence the probe into the horrific rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata.

Speaking to reporters in Begusarai, his Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, Singh expressed his condemnation.

'Mamata Banerjee should be ashamed of the incident which was more ghastly than even the infamous Nirbhaya gang rape that took place in Delhi years ago,' he said.

The senior BJP leader alleged that the person arrested for the crime was 'a dummy' and that real culprits were being shielded because of their close proximity to Trinamool Congress, which is headed by Banerjee.

'As such, people from various walks of life, not just politics, have voiced their distrust in the investigation so far which has been seriously compromised on account of Banerjee being in power,' alleged Singh.

'Mamata Banerjee should, therefore, give up the CM's post and let West Bengal be under the rule of the governor till the probe is complete. She should resign on her own and not wait till she is asked to do so by the Centre,' he added.

Singh, recognized for his hardline Hindutva stance, also targeted Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for 'belatedly' raising concerns over the persecution of minorities in Bangladesh.

'They took so many weeks to come out with social media posts on the issue just because the matter concerned Hindus. The 'tukde tukde' gang has been always more worried about Rohingyas,' claimed the BJP leader.

He also revisited the police firing incident in Ayodhya decades ago during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement when Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav's late father, was the CM of Uttar Pradesh.

'Akhilesh Yadav belongs to a lineage that practices politics on the blood of Ram Sevaks. Elements like these are to be blamed for the plight of Sanatan Dharma followers,' criticized Singh.