India, Oct. 13 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has sparked a political firestorm with her recent comments questioning how the survivor of the alleged Durgapur medical college gangrape case was out at 12:30 am, a remark being widely criticised as victim-blaming.

The comment has triggered massive outrage with many, including opposition leaders, condemning it as insensitive and out of step with both the survivor's police complaint and the accounts provided by her friends and family that suggest the incident took place much before midnight. Five people have been arrested in connection with the case.

The remarks by Mamata Banerjee were over the allegations by a private medical college student who hails from Odisha's Jaleswar th...