Bengal Guv ‘Stunned’ as TMC MP Claims Arrests in Narada Case Made at His Behest

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West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was left flabbergasted on Sunday as TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee launched a tirade towards him, claiming that it was at his behest the three TMC leaders and a former metropolis mayor have been arrested in the Narada sting operation case. Dhankhar, on his half, mentioned he was surprised to have heard such an allegation, however harassed that he would depart the matter to the discretion of the folks of Bengal.

“The governor is hounding the Trinamool Congress from morning to evening. He played an instrumental role in the arrest of the four leaders,” Banerjee advised reporters in Hooghly district. He urged folks to lodge complaints towards the governor at police stations.

“I know about the constitutional provision that says no criminal proceeding can be initiated against the governor, but I will request each and everyone to lodge police complaints in areas where the governor is found provoking crimes, violence and religious divide,” Banerjee mentioned. The TMC MP additional mentioned that the instances filed towards him “can be taken up” for authorized motion, as and when Dhankhar ceases to be the governor.

Dhankhar had on May 7 sanctioned prosecution of ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, TMC MLA Madan Mitra and former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee on a request by the CBI, which is probing the sting operation that had purportedly caught on digital camera politicians accepting bribes. All 4 of them, arrested by the central company amid excessive drama on May 17, have been state ministers at the time of the alleged fee of crime.

Addressing Banerjee as a senior functionary of the TMC, a parliamentarian and an advocate, Dhankhar tweeted, “Just stunned but leave the matter to sound discretion of cultured people of West Bengal and media.” Banerjee, in a veiled dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, additionally mentioned throughout his interplay with mediapersons that “tears won’t help an incompetent person retain power as he has failed to handle the Covid-19 situation”. “Majority of Indians are waiting for the dawn of the country’s second Independence Day in 2024,” he added.

Modi was visibly emotional on Friday as he spoke about individuals who misplaced their lives as a result of Covid-19 throughout a video convention with well being staff. The subsequent basic election in the nation is scheduled to be held in 2024.

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