Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has openly criticized her party colleagues, Kalyan Banerjee and Madan Mitra, for their controversial remarks regarding the Kolkata law college gang-rape case, emphasizing that misogyny transcends party lines in India. The AITC swiftly disassociated itself from the leaders' comments, condemning them strongly.
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