‘Misogyny cuts across party lines’: Mohua Moitra reacts after TMC distances from Kalyan, Mitra remarks on Kolkata gang-rape case; Banerjee ‘disagrees’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday publicly distanced itself from party MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra over their controversial remarks on the Kolkata legislation faculty gang-rape case, prompting Banerjee to hit again on the party’s assertion, saying a “moral and intellectual alignment” was missing.In an official publish on X, the party stated, “The remarks made by MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra concerning the heinous crime at South Calcutta Law College were made in their personal capacities. The party unequivocally disassociates itself from their statements and strongly condemns the same.” Backing the party’s assertion, TMC MP Mahua Moitra wrote on X: “Misogyny in India cuts across party lines. What differentiates @AITCofficial is that we condemn these disgusting comments no matter who makes them.”However, the party’s censure prompted a pointy response from Kalyan Banerjee, who posted a strongly worded reply on X, questioning the party’s ethical readability. “Completely disagree with the post made by @AITCofficial on X. Are they indirectly supporting the leaders who are shielding these criminals? Mere academic statements won’t bring any real change unless immediate action is taken against those leaders directly responsible,” he wrote.Banerjee additional stated, “What’s even more unfortunate is that some of the leaders who emerged after 2011 are themselves under question in such crimes. I also wish to clearly distance myself from those who are encouraging or protecting these criminals. To truly understand the intent behind my words and statements, a certain level of moral and intellectual alignment is required — which, unfortunately, seems to be missing.”Meanwhile, Banerjee additionally took a veiled swipe at sections inside his personal party, alleging that some leaders who rose to prominence after 2011 had been themselves dealing with critical allegations. “What’s even more unfortunate is that some of the leaders who emerged after 2011 are themselves under question in such crimes,” he stated.The backlash adopted remarks made by Banerjee on Friday when he stated, “What can be done if a friend rapes his friend? Will the police be there in schools? This was done by students to another student. Who will protect her?” While he maintained that the accused must be arrested, his feedback had been extensively criticised for showing to shift duty away from the perpetrators.Earlier within the day, TMC MLA Madan Mitra additionally sparked outrage for blaming the survivor. “If someone calls you when the college is closed, then don’t go. If she had taken a friend or informed someone, this wouldn’t have happened,” he had stated.The alleged gang-rape happened on June 25 at South Calcutta Law College. The 24-year-old complainant accused three males – Manojit Mishra, Pramit Mukherjee, and Zaib Ahmed – of taking her to a guard’s room, raping her, recording the assault, and threatening to leak the video. She stated she was confined for over three hours and was hit with a hockey stick when she resisted.All three accused had been arrested inside 24 hours. Mishra, a former Trinamool Chhatra Parishad office-bearer, was working on the faculty on a short lived employees contract and is a practising lawyer. The faculty’s safety guard, Pinaki Banerjee, has additionally been arrested. The accused are in police custody till July 1, and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been arrange.The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the incident and demanded a time-bound probe. The BJP, in the meantime, has launched an assault on chief minister Mamata Banerjee, with senior leaders demanding her resignation and accusing the state authorities of failing to guard girls.