Bhubaneswar : Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida has strongly criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s statement that girls should not be allowed to go out at night.

The remark was made in response to a gang-rape incident involving an Odia medical student in Durgapur, West Bengal.

In a tweet, Parida expressed disappointment and shock at Banerjee’s statement, terming it an insult to the 4.90 crore women in West Bengal. “If girls cannot expect empathy, safety, and rights from a female Chief Minister, then from whom will they expect it?” Parida questioned.

The Deputy CM also asked Banerjee to submit in writing that she lacks compassion for the survivor, a second-year medical student from Odisha.

“A woman leader like Mamata Banerjee, who has earned the identity of

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