New Delhi
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Thursday defended the party’s decision to field the mother of the junior doctor of West Bengal’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, who was raped and murdered within the hospital premises in August 2024, from the Panihati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district. The victim’s mother, Ratna Debnath, featured in the party’s third list of 19 candidates, announced, for the forthcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state next month. BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, The BJP has ensured that the victim’s voice is heard in Bengal’s largest panchayat, enabling her to receive justice.