West Bengal News: TMC Minister Shashi Panja Slams PM Modi Over Odisha Girl Burnt Alive Case, Says Women Safer In Bengal; VIDEO

Kolkata: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned that no women are safe in Bengal, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday had slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Odisha, after a 15-year-old girl was set on fire by some unknown miscreants in Puri.

Taking to X, TMC minister Shashi Panja said, “In broad daylight, a 15-year-old girl was doused with petrol and set on fire on the streets of Puri, Odisha. A chilling example of lawlessness. PM @narendramodi’s much-touted ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ has turned into a grim reality of ‘Beti Jalao’.”

TMC minister Chandrima Bhattacharya also mentioned that women are ‘safe’ in Bengal. Notably, this incident happened within few days after a 20-year-old college girl in Odisha’s Balasore district following self-immolation attempt over her alleged sexual harassment by a professor.

According to the Puri police, the girl was going to her uncle’s place while three unknown miscreants came in motorcycles and after making her unconscious took her to a nearby river bank and wanted to kill her by pouring petrol.

The police had also mentioned that three miscreants fled after setting the girl ablaze and the local villagers had rescued the girl. The girl was shifted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar and is critical.