BHUBANESWAR: The BJD lashed out at the BJP for blaming other political parties for the death of the FM College student, instead of pressurising the state government for a judicial probe into the incident.
Vice-president of the BJD Snehangini Chhuria and former MP Rajashree Mallick alleged at a media conference here that Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi’s statements were meant to create confusion and deflect the situation.
Demanding concrete steps to punish the guilty, they said, “The BJP MP is now saying that the state government has adopted zero tolerance policy towards crime against women. Where was the policy when the victim approached everyone including the CM, Higher Education minister, Balasore MP and the MLA for justice?”
The BJD leaders further said that those who did not respond to the victim’s plea for justice were equally responsible for her death. “Why is Aparajita silent on this aspect of the case? Why has her tone changed now? She demanded action against the culprits when the BMC additional commissioner was assaulted by her own partymen, then why has her statement changed in this incident?” they questioned.