
‘Quoted out of context’: Trinamool leader Madan Mitra issues clarification on Kolkata law student rape case
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) After being censured on Saturday by the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government for his comments on the alleged rape of a law student within the college premises at Kasba in Kolkata earlier this week, party legislator Madan Mitra has said that his comments were quoted out of context.Mitra, infamous for his frequent loose comments, made a controversial statement claiming that the rape incident had sent a message to all girls that they should not go the college when it is closed as someone was calling her there then to offer a position.Following Mitra's controversial comment, the Trinamool Congress issued a statement claiming that the remarks made by the former in the matter were made in his individual capacity and hence the party had unequivocally disassociat...