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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Makes Shocking Statement: Call For Campus Curfew Justified?

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sparked controversy on Sunday after she appeared to suggest that colleges should stop women from venturing out after dark and the women themselves should avoid going out at night while commenting on the alleged gangrape of an MBBS student in Durgapur, even as she assured that those guilty would face the strictest punishment.“She was studying in a private medical college. Whose responsibility is it? How did she come out at 12.30 at night? The girls should not be allowed to go outside (college) at night. They have to protect themselves also. There is a forest area. Police are searching all the people,” the Bengal Chief Minister said.Call for campus curfew justified? Mobile App – https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

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