'Real fascism': BJP slams TMC after minister's 'will break fingers if Didi blamed' threat for Kolkata rape-murder

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday took strong exception to TMC Udayan's comments after the state minister threatened to "break the fingers" of those calling for chief minister Mamata Banerjee to step down amid protests over the PG trainee doctor's rape-murder in a state run hospital.
The TMC minister set off a political fire on Sunday by backing his party supremo with a warning, who after the horrific death of the trainee doctor has come under heat from various quarters for handling of law and order.
According to the clipping that is going viral on social media, the TMC minister is seen losing his cool and threatening to break the finger of those abusing and pointing fingers at Banerjee on social media.
The BJP national spokesperson in an apparent reference to opposition attacking BJP over "fascism", chose to accuse the TMC of the same. "This is real fascism," he said in the post on X.
"Dictator Didi minister Udayan Guha who insulted & mocked Women’s 14th August midnight march now gives chilling warning 'If you point finger at CM, fingers will be broken', " he added.

Poonawala also referred to the recent developments in the state such as cancelling of the football match, violence against protesters by state police, the recent sacking of TMC spokesperson Shantanu Sen for "speaking on Sandip Ghosh". This, he suggested are all elements of "real fascism".
"Kolkata police issues threat notices to citizens, summons doctors -football match cancelled to avoid protests - Shantanu Sen sacked as spokesperson for speaking on Sandip Ghosh, Sukhendu Roy summoned -Talibani order to transfer 43 doctors which was halted", he listed his post.
The saffron party's spokesperson then went ahead to refer the recent "break your finger" threat by the minister and said, "Now open threats!"
Taking a dig at the oppposition's theme to corner the BJP, the saffron party's national spokesperson quipped, " Samvidhan Bachao is silent on Balatkari Bachao, Sach Chipao!"
The BJP spokesperson also referred to the parents of the deceased, who have cried "betrayal" by the TMC government and accused the state government of trying to protect the accused.
"Parents of victim have also spoken on how Mamata is suppressing the truth," the saffron party's spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, the local TMC government, which also controls the state police claimed that police are taking action against only those people who are posting on social media wrong information, fake audio and disclosing the name of the doctor raped and murdered in R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.
"If you think you will protest, do it a hundred times in proper language. Do it a thousand times," Ghosh posted on X.
"But giving wrong information, distorted assumptions, fake audio, purposeful inciting posts, names and photos of the deceased, the police will warn you", he said.

Kolkata Police on Sunday summoned TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, hours after he demanded that the CBI interrogate Kolkata Police commissioner and former principal of Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Kolkata Police have also issued summonses to former BJP MP Locket Chatterjee and two well known doctors for allegedly spreading rumours and disclosing the identity of the woman doctor who was raped and murdered at R G Kar Medical College.