The Left and TMC in Bengal will be organising state-wide protests on October 6 against the alleged Hathras Gangrape Case of a woman in Uttar Pradesh after multiple incidents of rape and murder in West Bengal.
According to a statement issued by Left Front Chairman Biman Bose and Leader of Opposition Abdul Mannan of the Congress, a mega rally will be organised in Kolkata and similar initiatives will also be undertaken in the other districts against similar incidents in Bengal
“Apart from the ghastly incident at Hathras in UP, we need to raise our voice against the rise in incidents of rape and murder of women in West Bengal,” it said.
“The recent instances being the brutal rape and murder of women at Ghatal and Debra in Paschim Medinipur. The TMC government owe an explanation to the women of the state, to the people of the state about the rise in brutalities against women,” it added.
The Kolkata rally will begin at Esplanade and go through the Park Street to end near the Lady Brabourne College.
The protest held in Kolkata on Saturday against the alleged gang rape in Hathras by 1,000 activists of the Left and the Congress has triggered a nationwide outrage.
