Taking on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for describing the Park Street car rape as 'contrived,' Leader of the Opposition Surya Kanta Mishra today said such statements were intended to scuttle the process of law from taking its own course. ''The chief minister is making such statements so that the law cannot take its own course,'' Mishra told newsmen. Even as investigation into the case was on, Banerjee had said on February 16 that the incident was fabricated and intended to malign her government. During a press conference on the same day, city Police Commissioner R K Pachnanda had said that there were inconsistencies in the victim's statement. A team of investigators, led by Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Damayanti Sen, was, however, able to crack the case, arresting on Saturday night three youths who had reportedly confessed to the crime. ''After the chief minister's statement, the commissioner also washed his hands of the matter and spoke in line with the chief minister. If such statements are made, it will hamper the process of law that begins after a crime is committed,'' Mishra said. He claimed that no officer employed with the government, who has some self respect, wanted to remain in the state after the new government took over. The government had not been able to provide security to the victim and her two children, Mishra said. ''I think as a woman, the chief minister should have found out from the victim either herself or through a representative what actually happened,'' he said. Meanwhile, the South Kolkata District Congress organised a procession around Park Street protesting against the incident and the general deterioration of law and order in the city. Led by Congress councillor Mala Roy, the processionists demanded an apology from the chief minister for describing the incident as 'fabricated,' and resignation of the police commissioner for making statements about the victim even before the probe was completed.