Union Health Minister and BJP national president J.P. Nadda has strongly condemned the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital incident in Kolkata. Addressing a function in Kolkata, he said there is a rule of lawlessness in West Bengal. Mr Nadda also referred to the Joynagar incident, where a class four student was reportedly raped and murdered recently. He said the state government should abide by the advisories issued by the central government, following the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. Mr Nadda was also attending an event organized by the BJP state unit to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for granting classical status to the Bengali language.