RG Kar victim’s parents meet RSS chief, draw TMC criticism | India News

KOLKATA: The parents of the RG Kar rape-murder victim called on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Saturday, prompting Bengal’s governing Trinamool to question their “real motive”.
The parents expressed satisfaction at the 30-minute discussion at a Kolkata guesthouse with Bhagwat, who is on a 10-day visit to the state. “After we requested a meeting on Friday, he responded positively.

He assured us that he would take up the matter seriously to ensure that justice is served,” the victim’s father told TOI.
The meeting came a day after the parents moved SC for continuation of CBI investigation into the crime, and a day before the victim’s birthday on Feb 9, when the family has appealed to people to hit the streets demanding justice.
The meeting prompted Trinamool to hurl multiple posers at the family. Party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said: “Mohan-ji is a very senior RSS functionary and ideologue, why did they go to him? He is BJP’s adviser. Does this mean that CBI is controlled by RSS? The mask is slowly slipping away, revealing a political motive. This only proves how Left, ultra-Left, BJP and RSS used this RG Kar tragedy and the pain of the parents to launch into a despicable tirade against Trinamool.”
Ghosh added: “We do share the parents’ pain, but their shifting and changing statements only prove they are treading the path scripted by opposition with its political motives. They do not have faith in police. Now, they have faith in CBI. They do not have faith in trial court. Is Bhagwat CBI chief?”
The victim’s father retorted that TMC was rattled. “They (Trinamool) are scared because we met the RSS chief. They know they will be in trouble if we get justice,” he said.
State BJP spokesperson and MP Samik Bhattacharya responded, “Mohan Bhagwat is not a political person and is a social worker. The parents have lost their daughter and they need sympathy and support at this moment.”