Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said there is an “alarming decline” in law and order in the state. (Proceedings)
Calcutta:
West Bengal has become “the home of illegal bomb making” and the state administration cannot shirk its responsibility for the “alarming decline” in law and order, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Saturday.
The governor’s comments came after the National Investigative Agency (NIA) detained nine terrorists associated with a Pakistan-sponsored al-Qaeda module from various locations in Murshidabad, West Bengal, and Ernakulam, Kerala, early in the morning of Saturday.
“The state has become home to the illegal manufacture of bombs that have the potential to disrupt democracy. Police @MamataOfficial are busy running political errands and confronting opposition. Those who run the @WBPolice cannot escape their responsibility for this alarming decline in public order, “Mr Dhankhar tweeted.
The governor claimed that the state police chief is out of touch and his “ostrich stance” is “very disturbing.”
“How far DGP @WBPolice is from reality is cause for concern. Their ” Ostrich Posture ” is very disturbing. Appreciate the role of police officers in general, who work in difficult situations. The problem is with those who are at the helm indifferent to conduct and politically guided, “Dhankhar said in another Twitter post.
“… DGP in this alarming matter @MamataOfficial for me ” The West Bengal police firmly adhere to the path laid out by law. There is no discrimination for or against anyone in an extra-legal sense, ” he said in another Cheep.
The governor, who has had frequent clashes with the Mamata Banerjee dispensation on various issues, had previously accused the police and state administration of playing a partisan role and harassing opposition party leaders and workers.
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