Wait A Few Days: Mamata Banerjee On Calls For Kolkata Police Chief's Dismissal
NDTV
"Kolkata Police Commissioner has come to me several times last week and offered to resign," Mamata Banerjee said. "We have pujo coming up. Someone who is aware of law and order has to be there. If you have patience for a few days, will it be a Mahabharat (big deal)?" she added.
The fresh focus on the role of police following today's hearing of the Kolkata hospital rape-murder case in Supreme Court has escalated the BJP demand for the dismissal of the city's police chief Vineet Goyal. Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee has played for time. The police chief, she said, cannot step down immediately in view of the coming Durga Puja, which calls for special stress on law and order.
"Kolkata Police Commissioner has come to me several times last week and offered to resign," Ms Banerjee said. "We have pujo coming up. Someone who is aware of law and order has to be there. If you have patience for a few days, will it be a Mahabharat (big deal)?" she added.
Following the arrest of Sandip Ghose, the former Principal of RG Kar Medical College, the next big demand of the protesters has been the resignation of the police chief. The Opposition parties have thrown their weight behind it.
