Media distorted my words: Mamata Banerjee on Durgapur gang-rape remark
The CM had advised colleges not to allow girls to go outside at night after the alleged gang rape of a second-year medical student in Durgapur
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Following the criticism over the remark by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the alleged gang rape of a medical student in West Bengal's Durgapur, Banerjee has claimed that the media “distorted” her words.
“The media distorted my words. You ask me a question, I answer it, and then you distort it. Do not try this kind of politics,” Banerjee said in Alipurduar.
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The CM had advised colleges not to allow girls to go outside at night after the alleged gang rape of a second-year medical student in Durgapur. The survivor is from Jaleswar, Odisha.
"I'm shocked, but private medical colleges also should take care of their students, especially girls. The girls should not be allowed to go outside (college) at night. They have to protect themselves also. There is a forest area,” Banerjee said.
The remarks sparked a backlash, with BJP workers staging a protest against the state government over the Durgapur rape case in North 24 Parganas.
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