Bengal

Kolkata: Two days after alleging that West Bengal is under “Aurangzeb’s rule,” the father of the Durgapur rape victim on Wednesday described Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a “mother-like figure” and requested her forgiveness if he had said anything wrong about her.

He also appealed to Banerjee for assistance in securing justice for his daughter, while stating that he intends to take her back home to Odisha.

“Mamata Banerjee is like a mother-like figure to me. If I have said anything wrong, I ask her to forgive me. I will render countless obeisances at her feet. But I ask her to help my daughter get justice,” he told television channels on Wednesday.

The father of the MBBS student on Monday criticised Banerjee’s remarks that “women should not venture out at night”, saying that

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