Kolkata, June 29 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday disassociated itself from the victim-blaming remarks made by its MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a first-year law student at South Calcutta Law College.

Opposition targets TMC amid backlash

The BJP was quick to seize on the controversy, highlighting the alleged involvement of a former TMC student leader and sharing photos of the accused with senior party functionaries, including National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya.

The saffron party intensified its attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led government, especially after Banerjee and Mitra made remarks perceived as shifting blame onto t...