File photograph of Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Accompanied by the BJP MP from Cooch Behar in north Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar went to the camp in Assam’s Dhubri district and interacted with the individuals, together with girls and youngsters, who’ve taken refuge there.
- PTI Dhubri (Assam)
- Last Updated:May 14, 2021, 13:04 IST
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West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday visited a camp in Assam’s Ranpagli, the place a number of households claiming to be BJP supporters have taken shelter after that they had allegedly confronted atrocities by the hands of ruling Trinamool Congress employees following the meeting elections. Accompanied by Nisith Pramanik, the BJP MP from Cooch Behar in north Bengal, Dhankhar went to the camp in Assam’s Dhubri district and interacted with the individuals, together with girls and youngsters, who’ve taken refuge there.
People on the shelter claimed to have fled their properties in Bengal after the ballot outcomes had been out on May 2. They additionally alleged that their homes had been “ransacked by Trinamool Congress goons”.
The West Bengal governor travelled to the camp at Ranpagli by road from Cooch Behar as his helicopter could not take off owing to bad weather condition. Dhankhar had on Thursday visited various places in Cooch Behar and met people who were allegedly affected by the post-poll violence. He was shown black flags at Sitalkuchi, where four villagers died after firing by central forces during the elections, while “go back” slogans had been raised at Dinhata throughout his go to to the district.
The run-up to his go to was marked by a disagreement between the governor and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The chief minister on Wednesday wrote to him claiming that his go to to the post-poll violence-affected Cooch Behar district violates norms, whereas Dhankhar hit again saying he was discharging duties mandated by the Constitution.
He wrote again saying that he has been following the Constitution since taking oath because the governor and his go to to Cooch Behar was to share the ache and agony of the individuals affected by the post-poll violence.
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