I Will Ask Our Boys To Go And Rape Cpm Women: Tmc Mp Tapas Pal

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 In a very insensitive statement, Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal on Monday threatened to rape and murder women members of the Opposition.

Addressing party workers, Pal said, "If CPM tries to kill and intimidate our workers here, I will not spare them. I will ask our boys to go and rape CPM women if necessary."

However, speaking to CNN-IBN, Pal refuted the charges saying he never used the word rape. "I never used the word rape, I said raid instead. I am open to any probe, wrong to accuse me of me beng irresponsible," he said.

TMC, was quick to distance itself from the controversy stirred up by its MP.

TMC leader Derek O'Brien said, "Statements made by Mr Tapas Pal are very insensitive. We do not in any way endorse what he said."

And, West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said, "Where did he say this? I will have to check. If he has said this, then the party does not support such remarks."

Opposition parties have come down thundering on the TMC and its chief Mamata Banerjee over the issue. The CPM said that it would approach the National Commission for Women and Lok Sabha Speaker on the issue. Party leader Brinda Karat said, " This is completely unacceptable, Lok Sabha speaker must take suo motu note of the remark. Why is Bengal CM who is so vocal on all issue is silent on this."

State Congress too reacted strongly to the incident as party president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "I feel ashamed, I strongly condemn this rape remark."

The National Commission for Women has demanded Pal's resignation. NCW chief Mamata Sharma said, "He should resign. This is a very unfortunate statement. CM Mamata Banerjee should take action against him, he should be suspended."

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