West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar visited post-poll violence-affected areas in Dinhata, Cooch Behar.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday visited post-poll violence-affected areas in Dinhata, Cooch Behar invited a pointy backlash from the ruling Trinamool Congress. Dhankhar was proven black flags and needed to face sloganeering throughout his go to to the district.Â
Talking to reporters after a bunch of protesting folks blocked the best way of his cavalcade, Dhankhar focused Mamata Banerjee-led state authorities over what he described as ‘whole collapse of rule of legislation’.
“This is total collapse of rule of law. I could have never imagined this. I have seen the fear of Police in the eyes of the people, they are scared to go to Police, their houses were looted. I’m really shocked, this is destruction of democracy,” he stated.
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“People have left their houses and are living in jungles. Women tell me, that they (goons) will come there once again and there is such failure of security before the Governor. I’m shocked at it. I can imagine what the people here must be going through,” information company ANI quoted Governor Dhankhar, as saying.Â
Trinamool slams Governor
The TrinamoolCongress alleged that Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who visited post-poll violence affected areas of Cooch Behar district ignoring the recommendation of the state authorities, violated constitutional provisions.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Dhankhar claiming that his go to to Cooch Behar can be “violative of the long-standing norms as evolved over several decades” and urged him to desist from “abrupt decisions with regards to field visits”.
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The governor, in his reply, stated that he was discharging duties mandated by the Constitution and his go to to Cooch Behar was to share the ache and agony of the folks affected by post-poll violence.
“He (Dhankhar) did not listen to the state government and went to Cooch Behar. He went there in the company of a BJP leader. His conduct is unconstitutional,” veteran TMC MP and get together spokesperson Sougata Ray stated.
BJP MP Nisith Pramanik accompanied Dhankhar throughout his go to to violence-hit areas of the district.
“Previously we had written a letter to the president against this governor. If the CM says, we will send another letter against him to the president,” Ray advised reporters.
The TMC in December final 12 months had written to President Ram Nath Kovind to take away Jagdeep Dhankhar from the publish of the West Bengal governor, accusing him of “transgressing constitutional limits” by repeatedly commenting towards the state administration in public.
In a Twitter publish, TMC Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar urged Dhankhar to “stop nasty divisive propaganda”, saying it’s not time for that.
However, she didn’t point out the governor’s go to to Coochbehar.
“His Master’s Voice @jdhankhar1 ji #GangaExposedModi No treatment No vaccine no #ventilators No cremation of dead Policy failure by @PMOIndia Stop nasty divisive propaganda It is not the time Save India from #CovidIndia,” Ghosh Dastidar tweeted.
On Friday, the governor is scheduled to go to camps in Assam the place some folks from West Bengal have reportedly taken refuge because of the skirmishes.
Post-poll violence has been reported from varied locations within the state, with each the opposition BJP and the ruling TMC accusing one another of indulging in assaults on their employees.
At least 16 folks, primarily from the BJP and the TMC, have been killed in post-poll violence in West Bengal and most of the killings had been reported until May 3 when the legislation and order was underneath the Election Commission, CM Mamata Banerjee had stated on May 6.
Political clashes additionally left a quantity of folks injured within the state because the outcomes of the meeting elections had been introduced on May 2, when the TMC returned to energy in a landslide victory.
(With PTI inputs)
