Kolkata:
Amid nationwide uproar over the Kolkata hospital rape-murder, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a rally this evening to demand death penalty for the guilty. She has given a Sunday ultimatum to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the central agency that has taken over the probe, to ensure capital punishment for the culprits.
"Within Sunday (August 18), CBI has to facilitate the hanging of the guilty and complete the entire probe. Our Kolkata Police has completed 90 per cent of the probe," she has said.
With the protesters accusing the police of mishandling the case and the Trinamool of trying destroy evidence - a rally by the Chief Minister came as a surprise to many. Ms Banerjee holds the home portfolio in the state administration