The National Commission of Women member, Dr. Archana Majumdar, visited the Panskura hospital in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur on Saturday (September 20), where a female contractual staff member was allegedly raped by a senior colleague inside the facility.
On September 21, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused that the NCW visits Bengal for the smallest of incidents, but they turn a blind eye when things happen in BJP-ruled States
After visiting the facility Dr. Majumdar said that there was evidence of years of sexual abuse in the medical facility.
“A mother came seeking justice for her daughter, sexually exploited in 2008 by the same accused. Years of sexual exploitation, religious abuse, hospital syndicate & administrative apathy,” Dr. Majumdar wrote on social media handle X. She further added that over 40 women, including two rape victims deposed in front of her during her visit.
Dr. Majumdar also raised alarm about security lapses at the hospital and said that the State’s system “is refusing to wake up even after RG Kar.”
