New Delhi, June 29 -- Former Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh, in a sharp rebuttal, declared Kolkata as the "safest state" in India and lambasted Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging him to address crimes in BJP-governed areas like Unnao, Hathras, Prayagraj, and Delhi.

Ghosh's remarks came in response to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who had expressed outrage over the alleged gang rape of a law student inside a South Kolkata college. Pradhan asserted that despite Kolkata's rich legacy in women's education --citing institutions like "RG Kar Medical College and South Calcutta Law College"-the state has witnessed a "rise in horrific crimes", including the gang rape of the student.

"Tell Dharmendra Pradhan to talk about cr...