New Delhi: Slamming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the ‘rampant post-poll violence’ within the state, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday (June 6) directed the Chief Secretary to temporary him concerning the legislation and order state of affairs on Monday.
Sharing a letter on the micro-blogging website Twitter, Dhankhar wrote, “Extremely alarming law & order scenario Mamata Banerjee. Security environment is seriously compromised. In such a grim situation called upon Chief Secretary to brief me on the law and order situation on Monday 7th June and indicate all steps taken to contain post poll violence.”
Extremely alarming legislation & order situation @MamataOfficial. Security surroundings is severely compromised.
In such a grim state of affairs known as upon Chief Secretary to temporary me on the legislation and order state of affairs on Monday seventh June and point out all steps taken to comprise publish ballot violence. pic.twitter.com/REf0JDTpcQ
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) June 6, 2021
In a collection of tweets, the Governor stated, “There is rampant post poll retributive violence @MamataOfficial. Disturbing that this ostracisation has graduated to social boycott & denial of benefits they are otherwise entitled. They are made to suffer “extortion fee” for dwelling in their very own home or run their very own enterprise.”
Most unlucky that state functionaries @MamataOfficial should not even recognising this malaise a lot much less take steps to comprise it.
Police @WBPolice @KolkataPolice sadly engaged as extension of ruling dispensation to let unfastened vindictiveness on political opponents.
— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) June 6, 2021
Accusing the West Bengal police and Kolkata Police of participating as an ‘extension of the ruling dispensation’, he added, “Most unfortunate that state functionaries @MamataOfficial are not even recognising this malaise much less take steps to contain it. Police @WBPolice @KolkataPolice unfortunately engaged as extension of ruling dispensation to let loose vindictiveness on political opponents.”
In his scathing letter, Dhankhar alleged that “democratic values are openly shredded and trampled by ruling party harmads”.
West Bengal witnessed violence in some areas after the Assembly election outcomes on May 2 which catapulted Banerjee to energy for the third consecutive time period. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that 9 of its social gathering employees have been killed within the post-poll violence, whereas the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has denied these allegations.
Meanwhile, BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari and his brother Soumendu Adhikari have been booked for allegedly stealing aid materials from the Purba Midnapore’s Kanthi Municipality workplace in West Bengal.
Earlier, Dhankhar had visited the violence affected areas within the state which drew sharp criticism from TMC.
