North 24 Parganas, Jan. 29 -- The mother of the RG Kar Medical College rape victim has claimed that several political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC), approached them with offers to contest the forthcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, but said they firmly rejected all such proposals, asserting that their fight is only for justice and not political power.

Speaking to reporters, the victim's mother alleged that political parties attempted to lure them with money and political positions following the death of their daughter.

"They offered us Rs 4 crore, but what we have lost, I think even God himself can never fill that irreparable loss," she said.

She claimed, "Both of us have been ...