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
05:48 PM, Jun 19, 2013
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
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the middle of a controversy yet again. She lost her cool yet again and went to the extent of saying that the Barasat gangrape and murder accused are CPM workers and those protesting are CPM cadre. ...
11:58 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"...
07:23 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday turned down West Bengal Chief Mininster Mamata Banerjee's demand for central forces during the panchayat elections in the state. Sources reveal that the Home Ministry turned down the demand saying it was the state government's responsibility to provide security for such polls. However, the West Bengal State Election commission and the Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee are yet to confirm the development. The matter is...
05:36 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Mamata Banerjee met the Barasat victim's family only for 5 minutes after protesters shouted slogans against her. ...
11:39 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Barasat: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the middle of a controversy yet again. She lost her cool yet again and went to the extent of saying that the Barasat gangrape and murder accused are CPM workers and those protesting are CPM cadre. "Why should I be sorry? They are CPI(M) workers. The people who have been apprehended are from CPI(M)," Mamata said. Shouting at a protester in...
03:45 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Kolkata: Days after the brutal gangrape and murder of a 20-year-old girl in West Bengal's Barasat district, a group of women protestors on Monday shouted anti-government slogans and forced Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to leave the grieving family's house within five minutes of her arrival there. Sources say, she felt it was a deliberate ploy to insult her. The deceased girl's family had earlier refused any kind of help from...
03:08 PM, Jun 17, 2013
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11:20 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress leader Shibu Yadav, the key accused in the attack on TV journalists in Barrackpore in West Bengal, and eight others were produced in a Kolkata court on Saturday. They were arrested from Bihar for the brutal attack on two journalists in Barrackpore last week. Yadav and two of his companions have been remanded in police custody for 12 days while the others will be in judicial custody...
09:09 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Hundreds of women protested outside West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence against the recent rape and murder of a girl in Barasat. ...
07:59 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Hundreds of women protested outside West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence against the recent rape and murder of a girl in Barasat. ...
07:19 PM, Jun 13, 2013
New Delhi: Bihar is set for political realignment with the Janata Dal (United) all set to break its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The acrimony between the two parties saw Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi skipping his office on Thursday and refusing to sign government files. Sushil Kumar Modi has clearly told his officers not to bring files to him for his signature. He...
05:50 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Kolkata: Women protesters, who had gathered outside Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kalighat to demand better security for women, were detained in Kolkata on Thursday. The protesters were a part of a woman's group called Maitrayee. They wanted to submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister with demands for better security for women. The protest was reportedly peaceful and the demonstrators were only singing and chanting slogans. Kalighat is...
11:58 AM, Jun 13, 2013
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday kept up the pressure on the NDA and said that he can't rule out the possibility of a Third Front. Hinting that the JD(U) could be open to supporting the Congress in future if the demand for Bihar's special status was met, Nitish said, "I can't say that it has taken a solid form yet but can't rule out the possibility in...
10:59 AM, Jun 13, 2013
Kolkata: The CPM on Wednesday dubbed Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee's call for a federal front a "joke" and said her asking non-Congress and non-BJP regional parties to form a front for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls would be a damp squib. "This is a joke. Since when has she (West Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee) become federal? She is a unitary. When did she stand for federal structures?" CPM leader...
12:46 AM, Jun 13, 2013
The calls for a third front have grown louder ever since reports of a likely split between the BJP and the JD(U). ...
07:07 PM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is confident of sailing through even if he splits with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar. The process of garnering support in the Bihar Assembly is on so that JD(U) government stays in power in Bihar. JD(U) leaders have reportedly been asked to contact independent MLAs and get their support. Three MLAs have already vouched to back the JD(U), say sources. The JD(U)...
02:08 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Kolkata: The Left Front on Tuesday accused West Bengal's State Election Commission (SEC) of failing to implement security measures for the upcoming panchayat (rural body) polls as directed by the Calcutta High Court. Left parties will hold demonstrations outside of the office of commission demanding adequate security for the polls. "The SEC has failed to implement the court's order on security issues regarding the panchayat election," said Left Front chairman...
05:25 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Kolkata: With the State Election Commission having held that it would not compromise on security for next month's grassroot polls, West Bengal Panchayat minister Subrata Mukherjee on Tuesday said that only the court could decide on its postponement. "Elections will be held. All preparations are underway and filing of nominations are on. The matter is now in court and only the court can say if the elections are not to...
07:55 PM, Jun 11, 2013
