The horrific video of the woman writhing on the ground as she is flogged by JCB went viral on social media, leading to public pressure on the Mamata Banerjee government, which arrested him. Coming soon after the blood-curdling revelations about Sandeshkhali, where local women alleged that they endured sexual violence by ruling party leaders, such an incident is extremely problematic. Also problematic is the complete silence on the matter by the so-called liberals, intellectuals and political parties just because the incident has taken place in a state governed by an Opposition party.
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