The SC while rejecting the Mamata-govt's appeal said it is not inclined to entertain the special leave petition (SLP) "as there is no challenge to the notification of the Central government."
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury added, "Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra united the entire country. Rahul Gandhi's leadership is a clear sign of change in India as a whole. The TMC realised that if they did not join with the politics of Rahul Gandhi, then the party would split."
"Yes the women were somehow disrobed... to whatever extent...there is no point in politicising the incident," Shashi Panja trivilaised the seriousness of the crime.
On July 20, a BJP gram sabha candidate in West Bengal informed that she was physically assaulted, stripped and paraded naked by workers of the ruling TMC during the panchayat elections.
Brinda Karat said, "We are against the dictatorship displayed by the TMC during the Panchayat elections of Bengal that claimed 60 lives. It is a reality of West Bengal."