BJP slams Mamata as 'disgrace to Bengal' amid Oxford speech protests
- In Reports
- 04:08 PM, Mar 28, 2025
- Myind Staff
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faced protests at Oxford University's Kellogg College in London on Thursday. A group of people questioned her about the RG Kar College case and post-poll violence in West Bengal.
BJP leader Amit Malviya shared a video claiming that Bengali Hindus confronted CM Mamata Banerjee at Kellogg College in London. "Bengali Hindus confront West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Kellogg College in London, raising angry slogans calling her out for the rape and murder of the lady doctor at RG Kar, crimes against women in Sandeshkhali, the genocide of Hindus, and widespread corruption," Amit Malviya posted on X. Mamata Banerjee is a "disgrace" to West Bengal, the BJP leader added. "Just a few posters that were held up to Mamata Banerjee... She is a disgrace to West Bengal. The Hindu Bengali diaspora wants her out as the Chief Minister for destroying Bengal's legacy and putting them through such ignominy," he added.
A video posted by the BJP showed the West Bengal CM facing multiple interruptions, during which someone from the audience asked about the condition of Hindus in Bengal. Banerjee responded, "I am for all, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians," to which some audience members reacted with "Go back" chants. The Chief Minister responded to one of the protesters as "brother" and stated, "Please remember this... and don't do politics. It's very easy to do politics here and create negative narratives." The Chief Minister then replied to the demonstrators in a video of the exchange that the Trinamool Congress had shared, saying, "You encourage me, Please smile with a hope that Didi will come every time, Didi don't get bothered, Didi don't bother anybody, Didi walk just like a Royal Bengal Tiger and if you can catch me me."
Posting the video, Trinamool Congress stated, "She (Mamata Banerjee) doesn't flinch. She doesn't falter. The more you heckle, the fiercer she roars. Mamata Banerjee is a Royal Bengal Tiger!" In a statement, the Students Federation of India in the UK (SFI UK) took responsibility for the protests. "SFI-UK held a demonstration in Kellogg College, Oxford, against Mamata Banerjee's speech. We opposed her blatant lies by asking her for evidence of the social development she claims to pioneer. Instead of allowing us to peacefully express our opinions, the police were called...In support of the students and working masses of West Bengal, SFI-UK raised its voice in opposition to Mamata Banerjee and the TMC's corrupt, undemocratic rule."
BJP leader Amit Malviya shared another video from the event where Mamata Banerjee was speaking at Kellogg College, University of Oxford. The discussion focused on "Social Development - Girl Child and Women Empowerment in West Bengal." During the conversation, she disagreed with the claim that India would become the world's top economy by 2060. "India has already overtaken the UK; we are now the 6th largest economy, and India is the fifth largest economy. Soon, it will be the third-largest economy in the world. By 2060, it is predicted that it will be the first economy in the world," the host of the discussion remarked, to which Mamata Banerjee said, "I will differ on that." Amit Malviya said in his post that the Chief Minister of West Bengal is unhappy about India becoming the world's largest economy. "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has a problem with India becoming the world's largest economy... This is truly shameful. She is a disgrace to the constitutional office she holds. Who behaves like this on foreign soil?" Malviya posted on X.
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