"Are my sisters and mothers afraid of walking or coming out on the roads?" the Chief Minister asked at a Panchayat election campaign rally in this Jungle Mahal town.
"Does it mean these incidents are taking place everywhere? Are all men bad? Mind it, the population is on the rise," she said admitting that "one or two unfortunate incidents" had taken place.
Continuing the attack on some local TV channels and their talk show panelists, the Chief Minister alleged "some well-dressed people are spreading lies in the name of talk shows. They are paid money for it."
Noting that this was the age of Internet, she cautioned that some were misusing it.
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