New Delhi, June 27 -- Two days after a college student in Kolkata was allegedly raped by her two seniors and a former student of the educational institute, ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party trade barbs of words on Friday.

With the Bharatiya Janata Party hitting out at the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government for failing to protect women in the state, TMC alleged that in BJP-ruled states, accused are shielded and sheltered.

The TMC also mentioned that despite the West Bengal government bringing Aparajita Bill, the Bill lies ignored by the BJP-led Central Government.

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari took to X and wrote, "The empire of crime wasn't established just like that; it has grown ...