Senior Trinamool leaders, such as Shashi Panja and Kunal Ghosh, launched an attack on Saturday (October 25, 2025) targeting BJP leaders for crimes against women in BJP-ruled States. The party leaders raised the issue of the death of a woman doctor in Maharashtra following an alleged sexual assault, as well as the harassment of two international women cricketers in Indore.
The remarks come at a time when the ruling party in West Bengal is facing criticism over a series of assaults on women in the State.
Shashi Panja, the Minister of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare of West Bengal, on Saturday (October 25) said that atrocities against women were tragic regardless of the place they happened. However, she said that BJP leaders resorted to selective outrage during such instances. “No one seems to be raising their voice in Maharashtra. No uproar, no outrage. We have not seen a single statement from the Maharashtra Chief Minister. Where is the Maharashtra State Women’s Commission?” Ms. Panja said.
Commenting on the issue, MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said, “Selective outrage is the BJP’s favourite governance tool.” Tagging the BJP, the National Commission for Women, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a post on the social media platform X, she asked “Why justice ends where their power begins?”
