Madura Chakraborty was part of a women's group which went to submit a memorandum to Mamata Banerjee to demand better protection for women in West Bengal and suitable prosecution of perpetrators of sexual violence in view of the spurt in crimes against women in the state. Instead, the women, some of them senior citizens, were manhandled by Kolkata Police and arrested. Mamata has already labelled those criticising her government for not doing enough to protect women as CPI(M) supporters. Women's rights activist Madura Chakraborty joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue.
Q. Dear Madhura Madam, It is very saddening to hear the crime against women. Madam, all the culprits (except one) if one will dig are surely Bangladesis as the name resembles. A lot of Bangladesis are illegally entering India, courtesy to our dull system. I am staying in Riyadh and here also lot of Bangladesis are coming in Indian Passport. Firstly, the political parties should not blame each other rather they should focus on this matter and do something to drag out all these Bangladesis who are spoiling our culture... Asked by: Bhanu
A. It is very well to shift the blame onto 'Others'. But we, as part of this society, are responsible for the prevailing 'rape culture'. Blaming and labelling vulnerable sections of the population [such as migrants from eastern states of India, in the context of Delhi] is just another way of washing our hands off. It is precisely this
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Kolkata: Around 60 state government women employees on Tuesday went on a protest march along the main corridors of the Writers' Buildings, the state secretariat, against spurt in sexual violence and atrocities against women across West Bengal. Officials sources said the protesters, all pro-left women employees, held placards decrying the state government's "apathy" to sternly deal with the offenders. The protesters paraded the corridors except the VVIP and protected areas...
04:46 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Moscow: Indian chess star Viswanathan Anand suffered a shock loss to next World Championship challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the fifth round and slipped to the joint seventh spot in the Tal Memorial Tournament here. Playing the last classical game against Carlsen ahead of the World Championship match scheduled in Chennai in November next, Anand could not find any suitable plan and was outplayed by the young Norwegian in...
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New Delhi: A sex racket was busted in Delhi after two Uzbek women who were held hostage for five months in a house and were repeatedly sexually abused by customers, escaped, police on Tuesday said. A woman pimp has been arrested. The two women from Uzbekistan managed to flee from the clutches of the sex racket on Sunday and reached Safdarjung Hospital, where they sought help of hospital authorities to...
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Jaipur: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Rajasthan's Alwar town and the video of the crime then uploaded on a social networking website, police said on Tuesday. According to police, the victim's father registered a first information report (FIR) Tuesday with a police station at Alwar, some 150 km from Jaipur. "The man says that a youth befriended his daughter on Facebook. He raped her a few months ago...
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday told a delegation of Sri Lanka Tamil MPs that he was "dismayed" by reports suggesting that Colombo planned to dilute certain key provisions of the 13th Amendment on devolution of powers to provinces ahead of polls to the Northern Provincial Council. The prime minister noted that the proposed changes "raised doubts about the commitments made by the Sri Lankan government to India...
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New Delhi: A government panel on Tuesday proposed raising foreign investment limits in sectors like defence, multi-brand retail and telecommunications, to spur investment in the country and tide over the Current Account Deficit woes. "We have submitted the report to the Finance Minister. Action will be taken on it as and when the government decides. Policy is with DIPP so finally they will take a call. This is just our...
12:08 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Kolkata: A 17-year-old girl was on Tuesday allegedly molested by her coaching center teacher in Ashok Nagar area of north 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. According to the reports, the teacher asked the girl to stay back as she needed special attention and allegedly molested her. After the incident, aggravated locals ransacked the coaching centre. The accused has been arrested. ...
11:30 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Washington: US military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines. Under details of the plans obtained by The Associated Press, women could start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later. The military services have mapped out a schedule that also will include reviewing and...
10:20 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Kolkata: Angry netizens on Tuesday lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and sternly told her to "shut up and do some work", a day after she lost her cool and branded as "CPI-M people" anti-rape protestors as also rapists of a college girl. Facebook users and Twitterati assailed the Trinamool Congress supremo for asking a resident of Kamduni village in North 24 Parganas district to "shut up"...
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New Delhi: A Planning Commission report on Gujarat has revealed that the state's growth may not be as "inclusive" as its Chief Minister Narendra Modi claims. The reports states that while Gujarat had a good record in infrastructure development, its health and education sectors did not fare well. The report further reveals that poorer states, like Odisha, did better than Gujarat in lifting people from below the poverty line. Odisha...
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Bhubaneswar: A tribal woman travelling in an air-conditioned luxury bus was allegedly raped by helper of the vehicle while other passengers were fast asleep. The incident took place on Sunday night when the 25-year-old survivor was travelling in a private bus running from Mayurbhanj to Bhubaneswar. "The accused bus helper has been arrested and forwarded to the court," said deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Pravin Kumar adding that the matter...
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On June 13, thirteen women activists were arrested in Kolkata for protesting against violence against women near the residence of the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. This is a first-person account of the day's events by one of them. "Women and girls in our state are facing terrible violence and many have been killed but that does not galvanise the police and administration of West Bengal into action. Activists...
12:06 PM, Jun 18, 2013
One day a female driver will be seen lining up on the Grand Prix grid again, feels McLaren driver Jenson Button. There has not been a female driver to appear on the grid since 1975, but Button has spoken out about how women should also be given more opportunities in motor sports at an early age. "It is possible. The big issue is that I don't think women are given...
12:06 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Muzaffarnagar: The Monsoon, arriving a month earlier than normal, has wreaked havoc in large parts of Uttar Pradesh. It has been raining for over 24 hours in many areas of Uttar Pradesh. The administration and people are on high alert in areas adjacent to rivers in the state. Due to sudden increase in the water level of rivers at least 150 people have been stranded on piece of land in...
11:16 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Bhubaneswar: A 27-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped in a moving bus early on Monday morning. The police have arrested one person, who is believed to be the driver's helper. According to the police, there were about five to six other passengers on board the bus. All the passengers are believed to have been sleeping when the incident occurred. The girl was allegedly dumped at the Cuttack bus stand later....
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Former Formula One commentator Murray Walker has been diagnosed with cancer. Walker has told the BBC he has been diagnosed with a form of lymphatic system cancer, but says the condition is treatable. Walker, who lives in Hampshire, was the voice of Formula 1 for more than 30 years, first with the BBC and then with ITV. Walker became famous for his enthusiastic commentary style. One classic example is: "Unless...
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