West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee clarifies “Never threatened doctors”

Amid BJP criticism, Mamata Banerjee spoke against the party in her speech and said they have been threatening democracy in West Bengal.

On Thursday, Mamata Banerjee, TMC Supremo, and West Bengal Chief Minister, alleged a malicious disinformation campaign against her over her speech yesterday. She claimed that she did not say a single word against medical students or their movement against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Mamata Banerjee took to X.

The West Bengal CM took to X and wrote, “I detect a malicious disinformation campaign in some print, electronic and digital media which has been unleashed with reference to a speech that I made in our students’ programme yesterday. Let me most emphatically clarify that I have not uttered a single word against the (medical, etc.) students or their movements. I totally support their movement. Their movement is genuine. I never threatened them, as some people are accusing me of doing. This allegation is completely false.”

Mamata Banerjee’s clarification on speech against BJP.

She said, “I have spoken against the BJP. I have spoken against them because, with the support of the Government of India, they are threatening the democracy in our State and trying to create anarchy. With support from the Centre, they are trying to create lawlessness, and I have raised my voice against them.”

BJP had claimed Mamata Banerjee threatened doctors.

The BJP claimed that Mamata Banerjee threatened doctors. On this, the West Bengal CM clarified, “I also clarify that the phrase (“phonsh kara”) that I had used in my speech yesterday is a quote from Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa Deva. The legendary saint had said that occasionally, there is a need to raise one’s voice. When there are crimes and criminal offences, voice of protest has to be raised. My speech on that point was a direct allusion to the great Ramakrishnite saying.” She said she had been very patient during the episode and urged protesting doctors to return to work.

Reacting to her allegations on BJP, the party compared her with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.