New BJP MLA Ratna Debnath of Panihati has captivated West Bengal with a hard-hitting message against compensation politics. In a moving interview on R-Bangla, she said she would rather give away her daughter’s wedding gold than accept “crores.” Debnath, who campaigned with a personal vow after her daughter’s death and broke a long-standing TMC hold, framed grief as resilience, not bargaining.
Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim and a BJP candidate, is leading in the Panihati assembly constituency by 5067 votes, according to Election Commission data. Her opponent from the Trinamool Congress trails as vote counting continues. The campaign comes months after her daughter, a doctor, was killed in the August 2024 incident at RG Medical College and Hospital.
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