Kiren Rijiju slams Mamata over student rape remark, 2025

Union minister Kiren Rijiju criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks on a student rape case, saying, “Imagine if a BJP CM said that.” He accused a “liberal gang” of selective outrage and double standards. The exchange sharpened BJP–TMC tensions, with Rijiju urging accountability and fair investigations as the politically sensitive case draws nationwide attention and international media scrutiny.