BJP and TMC trade accusations over communalizing West Bengal rape-murder case
Following the mob lynching of a Hindu man suspected of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari stated, "I'm not giving anyone a clean chit, but...lynching had a communal angle." Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar further alleged that the TMC is attempting to frame the event with a communal narrative. The TMC rejected these claims, instead accusing the BJP of politicizing the incident along communal lines.