New Delhi, March 26 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded the mother of a trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital in 2024 from Panihati assembly constituency as it released the third list of 19 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal polls on 25 March.

Her candidature from Panihati signals the party's attempt to channel the outrage over the case, which had triggered months of protests across the state demanding justice and improved safety for women.

"I have become a candidate. If I win, the people of Panihati will win. I will raise my voice for those who have forgotten how to protest," she said, adding that she would work to improve the condition of the constituency and serve people," she said in...