In a powerful stand against political opportunism, the parents of the RG Kar rape-murder victim have rejected overtures from major parties to enter the poll arena. The August 2024 incident at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, where a young doctor was savagely assaulted and killed, exposed glaring vulnerabilities in India’s healthcare sector.
Ahead of West Bengal’s assembly polls, the family shared their ordeal with the media. ‘TMC started it early, offering money and tickets. Then came CPM and BJP,’ revealed the mother. ‘But we said no. Justice first, politics later.’
The father was equally vocal: ‘We’ve no interest in elections. Our daughter deserves proper justice, not courtroom shortcuts. We’ll back any party that delivers it, but not now.’ He dismissed an offer from BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari outright.
Despite Sanjay Roy’s life imprisonment—confirmed by CBI after Kolkata Police’s investigation—the family feels shortchanged. ‘The verdict is incomplete,’ they argue. ‘Conspiracy angles and institutional lapses haven’t been probed fully.’
This development has thrust the case back into the spotlight, questioning Bengal’s governance under Mamata Banerjee’s TMC. As political heavyweights eye the family’s sympathy vote, their insistence on depoliticizing the tragedy highlights a broader crisis: When does justice become a bargaining chip? The parents’ dignity in refusal sets a precedent amid election frenzy.