Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday rebuked the ‘malicious disinformation campaign’ unleashed against her by the media over her comments during the TMC student wing programme on Wednesday. The BJP accused her of threatening doctors, who are protesting against the barbaric rape and murder of a female doctor at Kolkata Medical College.

Taking to social media platform X, Banerjee said she did not utter even a single word against doctors and supports their movement. She said the allegations against her were completely fabricated.

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“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,” the TMC chief posted on X.

Mamata tore into the BJP, alleging that the latter, with the help of the Government of India, was trying to harm the democracy in West Bengal. “I have spoken against 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,” she added.

On the use of the work ‘phonsh kara’ in her speech, Mamata clarified that the phrase was a quote from Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa Deva. “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 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 added.

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Notably, Bengal has been witnessing ardent protests with students and BJP leaders seeking justice for the medico. Key BJP leaders, including Sukanta Majumdar, Locket Chatterjee and Rupa Ganguly, were detained by the police during the protest on Wednesday.


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