Kolkata: A four-member fact-finding team from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), comprising Union Ministers Satpal Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi, along with MPs Biplab Kumar Deb and Manan Kumar Mishra, arrived in Kolkata on Monday to look into the South Kolkata Law College rape case.
After reaching Kolkata, the team visited Lalbazar, headquarters of Kolkata police to meet the Commissioner of police.
Later, the team visited the college and after initial tussle with the police, the delegations were allowed to enter the college and meet the vice-principal Naina Chatterjee.
Today, I had the privilege of meeting the Fact Finding Team constituted by the @BJP4India National President; Shri @JPNadda Ji to investigate the horrific gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College.
— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) June 30, 2025
The team, comprising esteemed members; Shri Satpal Singh Ji, Smt. Meenakshi… pic.twitter.com/jkHt46EOeT
Talking to the media, the delegation said that the CP has assured that the culprits will get strict punishment.
“We are shocked that the state which is run by a woman Chief Minister has so frequent incidents of atrocities against women. We still haven’t forgotten the RG Kar brutal rape and murder of the junior medic. Yet another incident took place. We spoke with the vice president and even she said that several people are afraid of the main accused. We have the list of the affected women and some place FIR is also not lodged. We will give our report to our party president JP Nadda,” said the delegation.
PIL In Calcutta High Court Seeks CBI Probe Into Law Student’s Alleged Gang Rape At Kolkata College#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: BJP leader Dr Satpal Singh, member of the BJP fact-finding team, says, "... We have not just come here to catalyse the investigation into the gangrape case that took place in South Calcutta Law College, but we have come here to give a message that… pic.twitter.com/kZ9SgeRFw5
— ANI (@ANI) June 30, 2025
The delegation also questioned how the governing authority can allow a criminal to get a job in the college.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) minister Shashi Panja said, “The BJP delegation are allowed in West Bengal and they can move freely. This shows that there is democracy in Bengal. The TMC team went during the Hathras incident but were not allowed to enter.”
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