The proposal to hold the special session was cleared at a meeting of the state committee on Wednesday (August 28) which was chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The introduction of this Bill comes in response to the recent rape and murder of a woman medical trainee at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, which has intensified calls for tougher measures against sexual violence.
The incident comes weeks after West Bengal witnessed a horrific rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month. In the latest incident, a male patient allegedly molested the on-duty nurse at a government hospital in the state.
A minor girl was allegedly molested at a government hospital in Howrah by a lab technician. The police said that they have arrested the accused.
Kolkata is bracing for a series of protests on Sunday demanding justice for a trainee doctor allegedly raped and murdered at RG Kar Hospital.
A trainee doctor was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9. The BJP and TMC protested over the issue in the city on Saturday.
After Mamata Banerjee urged PM Modi for stricter punishments for heinous crimes like rape and murder, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Annapurna Devi, corrected inaccuracies in Banerjee's claims about Fast Track Special Courts in the state.
Sukanta Majumdar alleged that Mamata Banerjee is indulging in “revenge politics”, and her comments could incite TMC supporters to take the law into their own hands and attack opposition members.
Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital management is under fire since the brutal rape and murder of the trainee doctor took place inside the hospital on August 9. Bharatiya Janata Party and a section of students are demanding West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's resignation over the horrific crime.
Chief Minister Mamata drew flak from several BJP CMs after she suggested that 'if Bengal burns, Assam, the North-East, Odisha, and Delhi will also burn on Wednesday. The CM also said she does not want to spoil the careers of junior doctors by allowing FIRs against them.
The introduction of this Bill comes in response to the recent rape-murder of a woman medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, which has intensified calls for tougher measures against sexual violence.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: A polygraph test can help assess inaccuracies in statements of suspects and witnesses. By monitoring their psychological responses- heart rate, breathing patterns, sweating, BP investigators can determine if there are discrepancies in their responses.
bengal Bandh: Mamata Banerjee dedicated the party's foundation day of its student wing to the Kolkata rape and murder victim. Mamasta also stated that the state government will pass anti-rape laws, enabling capital punishment for the accused.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement comes at a time when several reports are emerging related to violent clashes between workers of the ruling TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The BJP called for a 12-hour bandh against the Mamata government.
The BJP has called Bangla Bandh in the entire state. There have been reports of clashes between the BJP protesters and TMC workers.
Because of Bengal bandh, these airlines urged the air passengers to monitor road conditions and their flight status on Wednesday.
In a scathing attack on the BJP which has called a 12-hour bandh in Kolkata, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee said that his party doesn't have to take lessons from BJP which sold the dignity of Sandeshkhali women.
During Bengal Bandh, BJP leader Priyangu Pandey said the moment his car was stopped, around 50-60 people targeted the vehicle and 7 to 8 bombs were thrown at his vehicle and then 6-7 round firing was done.
The 'Bangla Bandh', which began at 6 am, was called by the BJP in protest against police action on the participants of 'Nabanna Abhijan' on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee over the rape and murder of the doctor at RG Kar hospital.
In Nadia, West Bengal, tensions soared as BJP and TMC workers clashed during a 12-hour shutdown called by the BJP to protest police actions against a recent march. The shutdown disrupted daily life, with fewer buses and taxis in Kolkata, though markets and schools operated normally.
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