Kolkata, June 30 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Monday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) fact-finding committee visit to Kolkata in response to an alleged gang rape of a law student within her college premises, labeling it a "gimmick" and an act of "political tourism."

Speaking to the media, Ghosh questioned the BJP's selective outrage, pointing to their silence on crimes against women in states like Unnao, Hathras, Prayagraj, Gujarat, Manipur, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Tripura.

"This fact-finding team of the BJP is nothing but political tourism, a gimmick. Where were these people when crimes against women were happening one after another in Unnao, Hathras, Prayagraj, Gujarat, Bilkis Bano's case, ...