Old rivalry to the fore as Rahul attacks INDIA ally Mamata over Kolkata doctor's rape-murder

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New Delhi:Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday criticised ally Mamata Banerjees government in West Bengal over last weeks rape and murder of a junior doctor, saying attempts were being made to save the accused...

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha wrote on X that efforts to save those guilty instead of providing justice to the victim raised serious questions about the hospital and the local administration...

The body of the 31-year-old victim, who was a postgraduate trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, was found in a seminar hall on the morning of 9 August, where she had apparently retired to sleep the night before...

Rahuls attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government adds a new twist to the blow-hot, blow-cold relationship between the two parties..

In a statement on X, the senior Congress leader said that the entire country was in shock over the incident, which should compel every political party and society at large to ponder over the reason behind the recurrence of such crimes despite strict laws...

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