# RG Kar victim’s mother rejects TMC MLA compensation comparison 2026-08-10T17:59:45+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Ratna Debnath, the mother of the RG Kar hospital rape-murder victim and now a BJP MLA, has rejected Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh's attempt to compare the Rs 10 lakh compensation given to the family of a TMC worker who died in police custody with the same amount announced after her daughter's death. She said the two cases were fundamentally different because her daughter was killed while on duty at a state-run hospital, and the then government failed to take action against those responsible. Debnath pointed out that in the Halisahar custodial death case, the chief minister provided compensation, a government job, and initiated action against accused police officers. Ghosh had questioned why the earlier payment was called an attempt to 'buy silence' while a similar payment was now being defended as legitimate. The exchange highlights how compensation has become a political flashpoint in West Bengal. ## Coverage - rediff.com Tags: BJP, compensation, custodial death, RG Kar case, Trinamool Congress, West Bengal politics Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rg-kar-victims-mother-rejects-tmc-mla-compensation-comparison/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rg-kar-victims-mother-rejects-tmc-mla-compensation-comparison/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.